My Favorite Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup ketchup
• 0.25 cups dried minced onion
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar , or to taste
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce , or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 cup beef broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 6 hamburgers buns

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease. Mix ketchup, dried onion, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, and garlic into beef, stirring until brown sugar has dissolved.

2. 2

   Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thick, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Serve on buns.