Hot and Spicy Sloppy Joes

Submitted by Rita1652

"Spicy!!!! Crock pot recipe! Yes! There is no reason you can't make these stove top. Just simmer till flavors meld and meat is tender. I also puree an optional carrot and red bell pepper for sweetness and extra nutrients for the family"

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can spicy vegetable juice or 6 ounces salsa
• 1⁄2 cup catsup
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chopped canned jalapeno peppers or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, minced
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 8 hamburger buns
• 1 shredded cheese

directions

1. In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and garlic till meat is brown and onion is tender.
2. Drain off fat.
3. Meanwhile, in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart crockery cooker combine tomato juice, catsup, water, brown sugar, jalapeno peppers, mustard, chili powder and Worcestershire sauce.
4. Stir in meat mixture.
5. Cover; cook on low heat setting for 10-12 hours or high heat setting for 3-5 hours.
6. Toast buns; spoon meat mixture over buns and sprinkle with cheese.

Reviews

[Cindi Bauer]

Today I prepared the sloppy joes ontop the stove, and thought I'd edit my review... I did use 2 lbs of ground beef though, 1 cup of diced onion, 2 cloves of garlic (minced), 3/4 cup of Spicy Hot V-8, 1 cup of catsup, I omitted the water, added 3 tablespoons of packed brown sugar, 2 pickled jalapenos (which I cut in half; removed the seeds, and diced them into the meat mixture). I also added 1 slightly heaping tablespoon of yellow prepared mustard, 3 teaspoons of chili powder, and 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce. I simmered the sloppy joe mix (covered) for 25 minutes; stirring twice while simmering. I then removed the cover, and continued simmering the sloppy joe mix for 10 minutes. This was an easy way to cook the sloppy joes, minus using the crock-pot. My review on May 27th, 2008: Rita L, chef sheerkerry prepared these "excellant" sloppy joes, but she used a mild picante tomato juice, and added a little more ketchup (a 3/4 cup). The brand of canned jalapenos she used was, La Victoria Fire Roasted "Hot" Diced Jalapenos. She also added 2 Tablespoons of Mc Cormick's 1 Step Seasonings (Tex - Mex Chili Spice). We ate this on toasted hamburger buns, with a shredded Mexican cheese ontop. Rita, these sloppy joes were so darn good. Thank you for this delicious recipe!! Editing my review of recipe... Rita, I just recently I made these delicious sloppy joes once again, but this time I cooked them on high for 2-1/2 hours in the crockpot.

 

[Chill]

Excellent!! I used salsa and doubled the recipe. I will surely make this again!!

 

[ellie_]

Excellent crockpot recipe! I made a few minor changes to this based on what I had on hand. I used about 1 lb ground beef and 1 pkg (12 oz) pork sausage, V-8 juice (instead of tomato) and one chipotle pepper (instead of the jalapeno) and skipped the Worcestershire sauce. I also served this on top of rice instead of in hamburger buns. Wonderful supper for a busy weeknight and very adaptable to what I had on hand. Thanks Rita for sharing! We will be having this often on school nights this year.

 

[swansong33]

Just made this tonight and it was a big hit! Tasted spicy but didn't have any kind of after burn. Even my sister who doesn't like sloppy joes said these were good and she'd eat them again. Thanks for the great recipe!

 

[Zee7181]

Excellent! I'm going to stop buying the canned stuff. I didn't add the jalapeno peppers directly into the mix as we don't all enjoy the spicy-ness. We just added that individually. Also, I couldn't find hot style tomato juice so I used V8 vegetable juice instead.