Buffalo sloppy joes

I’ve been trying to find a something to replace a lost sloppy joe recipe I originally ganked from a cookbook of diner recipes and subsequently lost during a move. This doesn’t come close, but even though I loathe Rachael Ray and would rather have a badger in a sack put over my head and tied around my neck than listen to her insufferably perky, squeaky voice I have to admit that this isn’t a half bad recipe after some tweaking based on comments about the original recipe posted on the Food Network site.

buffalo style Sloppy Joe

Buffalo Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:
2 Tbs olive oil
2 lbs ground chicken or turkey breast
1 carrot, peeled and chopped or grated
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
2 to 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs red wine vinegar
2 Tbs brown sugar
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/4 - 1/3 cup hot sauce (or more to taste)
3-4 Tbs tomato paste
1 cup chicken stock
8 hamburgerburger buns
1 cup bleu cheese crumbles
2 dill pickles, chopped

Instructions
Heat oil in a large saucepan over med-high heat.  Add ground chicken and cook for 5 or 6 minutes, breaking up the big hunks. Add the onion, celery, carrots garlic and jalapeno pepper and cook for another maybe 8 minutes.

In the meantime, combine the broth, tomato paste, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce and pour the whole mess into the chicken/vegetable mixture. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until it reaches a nice sticky consistency.  Top with bleu cheese and chopped pickles.

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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 at 06:23 PM
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