Sloppy Joes

Homemade Sloppy Joe Mix

Yield – 4 servings

Preparation Time – 5 minutes

Cooking Time – 10 minutes to bubble with cooked meat

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp minced onion
• 1 Tbsp smoked paprika (regular paprika works too!)
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• MIX WITH…
• 1 lb.  ground beef (I used Bison)
• 15 oz. can tomato sauce, plus 1/2 cans worth of water
• 1 Tbsp mustard
• 2 1/2 Tbsp cider vinegar (regular distilled vinegar works too!)

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, minced onion, ground cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder,salt and pepper.
• Brown the ground beef, then stir in the tomato sauce plus about 1/2 cans worth of water (more if you plan on simmering it a long time), the mustard and cider vinegar. Add in the spices mixture and stir into the sauce. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes, giving time for the flavors and spices to infuse into the sauce.
• Serve Sloppy Joes on buns (or over rice) with favorite side dishes.