You Will Need

• 2 slices high-quality white sandwich bread, torn into quarters
• ¼ cup whole milk
• 2 pounds 85 percent lean ground beef
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 onions, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon hot sauce
• 8 hamburger buns

What To Do

• Mash bread and milk into paste in large bowl using fork. Mix in ground beef, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Add onions, garlic and chili powder and cook for 8-10 minutes until onions are soft and lightly browned.
• Stir in beef mixture, one pound at a time, and cook, breaking up large pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink. Cook about 3 minutes per pound.
• Drain fat.
• Stir in 1 cup tomato sauce, scraping up any browned bits.
• Stir remaining tomato sauce, ketchup, sugar and hot sauce into skillet. Cover and cook until beef is tender.
• Let meat mixture settle for 5 minutes; remove fat from surface using large spoon. Break up any remaining large pieces of beef with spoon. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon mixture onto buns and serve.