Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and direction

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 teaspoons olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1/2 carrot, finely chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/2 teaspon dried thyme leaves
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup canned diced tomatoes
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
4 rolls or hamburger buns
4 unsweetened pickles (optional)
1. In a medium nonstick saucepan, heat the oil. Sauté the onions, celery, carrot and bell
pepper until the onions are translucent, 10-12 minutes. Stir in the oregano and thyme,
then add the beef and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink,
5-7 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, tomato paste and 2 Tablespoons water, add
to the beef mixture and
3. Cook 1 minute. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, pepper sauce, salt and
pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the
mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Serve on the rolls with the pickles on the side.
Makes 4 servings, 9 points each
Serve these wonderfully messy joes on hard rolls with plenty of napkins on hand. If you
like, you can also serve the meat over plain white rice.

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