Hot & spicy sloppy joes
1 Meal
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Ground beef |
| 1 | large | Onion, chopped (1 cup) |
| 1 | Clove garlic, minced | |
| 6 | ounces | Can hot-style tomato juice or vegetable cocktail |
| ½ | cup | Catsup |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Brown sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped canned jalapeno peppers (optional) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Prepared mustard |
| 2 | teaspoons | Chili powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Worcestershire sauce |
| 8 | Hamburger buns | |
| Shredded cheese | ||
Directions
In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and garlic till meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.
Meanwhile, in a 3½ or 4 quart crockery cooker combine tomato juice, catsup, water, brown sugar, jalapeno peppers, mustard, chili powder and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in meat mixture. Cover; cook on low heat setting for 10-12 hours or high heat setting for 3-5 hours.
Toast buns; spoon meat mixture over buns and sprinkle with cheese.
Serves 8.
For 5 or 6 quart crockery cooker: Double all ingredients. Prepare as above. Makes 16 servings.
For 1 quart crockery cooker: Omit water. Use 1 pound ground beef; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 small clove garlic, minced; one 6 oz can hot-style tomato juice; ¼ c catsup; 1 TBSP brown sugar; 1 TBSP chopped canned jalapeno peppers; 2 tsp prepared mustard; 1 tsp chili powder; ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce; 4 or 5 hamburger buns; and shredded cheese. Prepare as above. Cook for 6-10 hours. Makes 4-5 servings.