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My family loves sloppy joes. I sort of make them up as I go along. I brown a pound of hamburger and then add minced onions, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, chili powder (not a ton, just enough to taste it without it being spicy), garlic (fresh or powdered), sugar, a small can of tomato paste, and a can and a half or two cans of water. I keep cooking until it's reduced down to a fairly thick sludge, tasting and tweaking ingredients along the way. I have no idea exactly how much of the dry ingredients I use, it's all to taste. I know there's way more salt in it than I would have guessed. It took me a while to figure out to add the cumin and the sugar, but they both make a positive difference.
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