Beer-Drunk Sloppy Joes
Serve these as a fun appetizer in slider form, or bust them out for a quick weeknight dinner. Either way they'll be a big hit, I promise!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef, lamb, pork, or turkey
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 12-oz. can or bottle lager-style beer or other desired beer
- 1 cup tomato sauce or ketchup
- 2 to 3 Tbsp. Dijon, coarse, or yellow mustard
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. coconut sugar, molasses, or dark brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. ground turmeric
- Hamburger or slider buns
- Dill pickles
Instructions
- In a large deep skillet combine ground meat, onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then cook over medium heat, stirring frequently to break up meat, about 15 minutes or until meat is browned and onion is translucent.
- Stir in beer, tomato sauce, mustard, Worcestershire, coconut sugar, paprika, and turmeric. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened. Serve on buns with pickles.