Cowboy Sloppy Joes
Servings: 6
Tell stories around the campfire while enjoying chuckwagon-style Cowboy Sloppy Joes. This is how summer memories are made.
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Ingredients
- 1½ lbs. ground beef
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1 small red or green bell pepper, finely diced
- 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, canned
- 1 12 oz. can beer, any kind, regular or non-alcoholic or 12 oz. water plus 1 additional tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- In a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef until the pink is gone. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and continue to cook until the onion is translucent and soft. Stir, scraping the bottom of the pan, regularly.
- Add the cumin, smoked paprika, and brown sugar and stir in. Cook about 1 minute to activate the spices. Add the chipotle in adobo, beer, diced tomatoes and their juices, and apple cider to the mix, scraping the spices from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil, and then drop the heat to a gently simmer to reduce and thicken the sauce and allow the flavors to bloom together, about 10 minutes.
- Serve the sloppy Joe mixture on toasted buns with any condiments you prefer. (We like ours with some thinly sliced onion nothing else.)