Ingredients
- 6 to 8 bacon strips, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (or to taste, optional)
- 1 can (15 ounce) tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Melted butter
- 6 bread buns (hamburger buns)
How to Make
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Step 1: In a large skillet, cook the diced bacon until almost crisp; remove to a bowl, leave fat in the skillet.
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Step 2: To skillet add in onion, bell pepper & celery, cook until softened but not brown. Add the ground beef and garlic along with the cooked bacon, and cook until ground beef is browned, breaking the meat up with a potato masher. Drain off oil if necessary.
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Step 3: Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, tomato sauce, and ketchup. Simmer for about 15 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Add salt and pepper; taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
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Step 4: Brush the bun bottoms with the melted butter and in a separate skillet or on a stove top grill, toast the buns.
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Step 5: Spoon the beef mixture over bun and top with remaining top half of bun.
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