Lamb Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (410 g) can diced tomatoes, drained a little (or a lot, depending on the amount of liquid, see update notes above)
• 1/2 cup tomato ketchup
• 1/4 cup chicken stock (perhaps use only if mixture seems too dry, see update notes above) (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 -2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder or 1 teaspoon chili paste
• 440 g bought chinese barbecue lamb, shredded (or any other cooked meat, if you prefer)
• 4 large bread rolls
• inner iceberg lettuce leaf
• 1/2 cup sour cream or 1/2 cup sour cream, to taste

Recipe

• 1 put the tomatoes, ketchup, stock, mustard, soy, parsley, sugar, cumin and chilli powder in a heavy-bottomed pan. stir and gently cook until the mixture is thick and fragrant.
• 2 add the lamb, stir well and briefly cook to heat through.
• 3 when the sauce is almost ready, heat the bread rolls in a preheated oven. then slice them in half and top each half with lettuce, and the bottom half of each roll with a quarter of the lamb mixture and a good dollop or two of the sour cream. press down the top and serve with plenty of serviettes on the side.