Homemade Egg & Dairy Free Sloppy Joes

I found this recipe on all-recipes.com.  The one listed made my original Sloppy Joes watery and too thin.  I adjusted the ingredients and added a few suggestions to help make that think, sloppy sauce! I served it on a lactose-free bun. 

Ingredients:

1/2 pound ground beef

1/8 onion, diced
5/8 clove of garlic, minced
1/3 cup water
¼ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste




Directions
1. Combine the beef & onion in a cold skillet. Place skillet onto stove burner on medium heat. Cook & stir until beef is browned.

2. Stir in garlic and cook until tender, about 2-3 minutes.

3. Add 1/3 cup water, stir. Then, mix in ketchup, sugar, Dijon, Worcestershire, salt & pepper, bring to a simmer.

4. Reduce heat to low and simmer until mix is thick, about 30-45 minutes.  If sauce is still too thin, trying adding some flour, 1/4 a cup at a time.