The Best Sloppy Joes

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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 lbs ground beef
2 medium onions roughly chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2/3 cup BBQ sauce (We like Famous Dave's Sweet and Zesty)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
8-12 potato rolls

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until they start to turn translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the beef and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat, until it is finely crumbled, the liquid boils off and the meat begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Drain the grease of the meat and onions. Stir in the tomato paste, and keep stirring until the meat is coated.

Add the BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, soy sauce and pepper and bring to a boil. Cook until the sauce is slightly thickened about 4-5 minutes. You can make the Sloppy Joe meat up to 2 days in advanced and reheat it over low heat or in the microwave.

Wrap the rolls in aluminum foil and warm in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Serve the Sloppy Joes hot with the warm rolls.

Note: This meat can be frozen. Freeze the Sloppy Joe meat in a freezer-safe container and then thaw it in the refrigerator prior to serving. Reheat on medium-low heat in a saucepan on the stove.