Throwdown's Sloppy Joes

Name: Throwdown's Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp ancho chili powder; 2 Tbsps ancho chili powder; 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 296 milliliters BBQ Sauce, recipe above; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 118 milliliters dice celery; 0 teaspoons chile de arbol or cayenne; 1 Tbsp chipotle puree (depending on how spicy you want it); 2 Tbsps cider vinegar; 2 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 118 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley or cilantro, plus more for garnish; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 907 grams ground chuck (80/20); 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp honey; 0 ketchup; 473 milliliters ketchup; 1 Tbsp molasses; 2 Tbsps molasses; 1 medium Spanish onion, coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters dice red onion; 1 Tbsp paprika; 118 milliliters dice roasted poblano chile; 118 milliliters dice roasted red bell pepper

Throwdown's Sloppy Joes might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 655 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have canolan oil, sourdough bread, dice roasted bell pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan.

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Add the onions and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Onion

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add the ketchup and the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

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Add the remaining ingredients and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.

Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth, season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

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Pour into a bowl and allow to cool at room temperature. Sauce will keep for 1 week in the refrigerator stored in a tightly sealed container.

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Combine the butter and garlic in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until the butter is melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Remove from the heat and let sit 5 minutes.

Preheat the broiler.

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Put the bread on a baking sheet and broil until both sides until lightly golden brown, about 1 minute per side.

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Bread

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Remove from the oven and brush them with the garlic butter.

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Transfer to a serving platter and set aside until ready to serve.

Heat the oil over high heat in a large high-sided saute pan until the oil begins to smoke.

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Add the beef, breaking it up into small pieces using a metal spatula or wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook until golden brown.

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Beef

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Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate.

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Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan.

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Add the onion and celery and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.

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Add the poblano, bell peppers and garlic and cook for 1 minute.

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Add the ancho powder and cook for 30 seconds.

Add the BBQ sauce, 1/4 cup of water and the ketchup, bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, stir in the mustard, Worcestershire, honey, brown sugar and molasses. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Remove the cover, return the meat to the pan and continue cooking until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes longer.

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Add the vinegar, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and stir in the 1/2 cup of parsley or cilantro.

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Top slices of the garlic bread with some of the sloppy joe mixture, sprinkle with cilantro or parsley.

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Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.

Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions.

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