Hot And Spicy Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 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.