Sloppy Joes Recipe | Food Network

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons pure olive oil
• 1 cup (packed) minced yellow onion
• 1/2 cup (packed) minced green sweet bell pepper
• 1/4 cup minced red sweet bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced celery
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups canned tomato puree
• 2 rounded tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup prepared ketchup
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup chopped cleaned mushrooms
• 8 or 9 fresh plum tomatoes, skinned, seeded and coarsely chopped to measure 1 1/2 (packed) cups
• 1 teaspoon crumbled dried aromatic oregano
• 1 teaspoon Bovril
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 generous pounds freshly ground beef
• Additional freshly ground black pepper
• Hamburger Buns (recipe follows)