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Smoked Sloppy Joe Sandwich on a bun
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Smoked Sloppy Joes

Add a touch of smoke flavor to your Sloppy Joe recipe. Cook ground beef in a smoker or kettle grill with wood chunks to take your Sloppy Joe Sandwiches to the next level.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: bbq, Comfort Food, dinner
Keyword: sloppy joes
Servings: 6 people
Cost: $35.00

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef 80/20
  • 2 tablespoons favorite dry rub
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup diced red onion
  • 1 cup diced green pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 cups syrah or other fruit forward red wine
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

How To Smoke Ground Beef

  • Preheat smoker to 250 degrees Fahrenheit (F) using fruit wood.
  • Layout bulk ground beef on a sheet tray. Coat with dry rub. And place on smoker for up to 60 minutes or until the larger clumps reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
  • Chop up the ground beef into smaller pieces and add to the sauce simmer.

For The Sloppy Joe Sauce

  • While beef is smoking and using a large cast iron skillet over medium heat add olive oil, red onions and peppers. Stir to soften, but not brown or caramelize. About 10 minutes. Adjust heat down if needed.
  • Add garlic and stir for additional two minutes. Add wine bring to a simmer for 2 minutes while stirring.
  • Add kethcup, tomato paste, Worcestershire, hot sauce, paprika, dry mustard, and salt and bring back to a simmer. Simmer for additional 10 - 15 minutes. Add the smoked beef.
  • When done, serve topped with a pickle and a Brioche hamburger bun with your favorite side.

Notes

For Our Dry Rub: We use SPG (Salt, Pepper, Granulated Garlic) as our beef rub base. We make it in bulk by combining 1/2 cup of each and storing it in a mason jar. So for our rub we used 2 tablespoons of our SPG rub.