Spicy Jalapeño Sloppy Joes
Spice up your dinner menu with these Spicy Jalapeño Sloppy Joes! Toasted brioche buns topped with a sweet spicy meat sauce, melty muenster cheese, sliced jalapeños and crispy onions! Serves 8 in about an hour.
Ingredients
- olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 cup yellow onion diced
- 1 large jalapeño diced (seeded and ribs removed for less heat)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 pounds lean ground beef I like to use 90/10
- 1¾ cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1½ tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
FOR SERVING:
- 8 brioche hamburger buns
- 8 slices muenster cheese
- 2 jalapeños sliced or chopped, for serving (optional)
- crispy fried onions for serving
Instructions
- Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in a dutch oven over medium to medium-low. Add in the diced onions, jalapeños and garlic with a small pinch of salt. Stir and cook 5 to 8 minutes or until softened.
- Add in the ground beef, use a wooden spoon to break it up into small crumbles and cook until no longer pink. Drain and discard fat, if any.
- Next add in ketchup, water, vinegar, mustard and worchestershire sauce. Then measure and add in the sugar, salt, cayenne, paprika abd black pepper.
- Stir, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Move your oven rack to the highest position and preheat your broiler to high.
- Meanwhile toast hamburger buns or rolls and place on a rimmed, metal baking sheet.
- Top with a few spoonfuls of the meat mixture and top with slices of muenster cheese. Slip under the broiler for 30 to 45 seconds or until melted.
- Top with a spoonful more of the meat mixture, then add slices of jalapeño and crispy fried onions. Replace the top bun and serve.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 721kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 244mg | Sodium: 881mg | Potassium: 458mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1150IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 272mg | Iron: 4mg