Sloppy Sams Recipe
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup lentils, rinsed
- salt to taste (optional)
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups chopped tomato
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 3 tablespoons molasses
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4 hamburger buns, split
- Combine water and lentils in a saucepan; season to taste with salt if desired. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, cook onions with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 4 minutes. Add tomatoes and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, ketchup, mustard powder, chili powder, molasses and Worcestershire sauce; simmer 5 to10 minutes until thickened.
- Drain lentils and reserve cooking liquid. Stir lentils into sauce mixture, adding cooking liquid or water as needed to obtain the desired “sloppy joe” consistency. Serve on buns.
