Sloppy Joes for a Crowd

Ingredients

• 1  pound  ground beef
• 1  tsp  vegetable oil
• 1  medium onion, diced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• ½ cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp mustard powder
• 1  tbsp  Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 cup tomato sauce, 8 oz
• 3 cups  provolone cheese, sliced or shredded
• 1 tbsp butter, melted
• 12  hamburger buns, brioche buns recommended

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F, and set aside a pizza pan.
2. Place a cast iron skillet or large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with oil, and add the ground beef and diced onions. Stir and cook for about 5 minutes or until the beef is browned and onions are translucent. Strain out the fat that accumulates.
3. Add in salt and pepper, brown sugar, mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire, vinegar and tomato sauce. Mix thoroughly and reduce the heat.
4. Simmer and cook the Sloppy Joe mixture for about 6 to 8 minutes until mixture thickens, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
5. Place the bottom half of the buns on a pizza pan (arrange them close to each other), then top them with the cooked sloppy joe mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Add the top halves of buns and brush with melted butter.
6. Bake for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.