Just like you loved in school. – From “Tasting History by Max Miller”
Ingredients:
• 1 3/4 lbs ground beef, no more than 24% fat
• A heaping 1/4 cup diced onion
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 10 tablespoons (165g) tomato paste
• 10 tablespoons (165 g) ketchup
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 8 to 10 hamburger buns, for serving
Instructions:
- Cook the ground beef over medium-high heat in a pan until it browns, breaking it up as it cooks. This should take maybe 5 minutes.
- Once the meat is browned, drain off as much of the fat as you can, then return it to the heat. Stir in the diced onion and the garlic powder and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, stir in the tomato paste, ketchup, water, and vinegar. Once that is all mixed, stir in the dry mustard, pepper, and brown sugar. Mix everything together well, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.
- After the 25 to 30 minutes are up and the liquid has cooked down to a thick sauce, portion about 1/3 cup onto each bottom half of each bun, top with the top halves, and serve them forth.
