Sloppy Giuseppes

Name: Sloppy Giuseppes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs pork sausage; 1 tablespoon fennel seed; 3 tablespoons california chili powder; 1 tablespoon new mexico chile powder; gray salt; fresh ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons garlic, minced; 1/2 cup red wine; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; beef broth or water, for thinning sauce; 6 large soft hamburger buns, split

Submitted by Charlotte J

"Italian style sloppy joes that I saw on Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello today. The CA chili powder is a sweet powder."

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photo by loof751

Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs pork sausage
1 tablespoon fennel seed
3 tablespoons california chili powder
1 tablespoon new mexico chile powder
gray salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
¹⁄₂ cup red wine
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
1 teaspoon dried oregano
beef broth or water, for thinning sauce
6 large soft hamburger buns, split

directions

In a large bowl, mix together the sausage, fennel seed, chili powders, and salt and pepper, to taste.
In a large skillet over medium heat cook the sausage mixture until browned.
Remove it from the pan and set aside; drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the skillet.
Return the SKILLET to medium heat and add the onions and garlic.
Cook until the onions are soft, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
Add the red wine, then stir in the tomato paste, pureed tomatoes, and dried oregano.
Bring the mixture to a boil and add the cooked sausage.
Turn the heat down and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
If mixture is too thick, thin it with a little broth or water.

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Reviews

Great recipe packed with flavor! I used turkey sausage to lighten it up a bit and used ancho chili powder instead of the New Mexico chili powder. Loved the rich flavor that the wine added. Served sloppy-joe style on whole wheat buns but I think this would make a great pizza sauce too. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

loof751
This was delicious. I also used regular chili powder as there is not a lot of variety in this spice where I live. In addition, I made it with ground chicken instead of sausage. Oddly enough, it still tasted like sausage but the chicken is more healthy for me.

Irmgard
This was great I used regular chili powder because I couldn't find the other ones and it tasted great. Not as quick as manwich but definatly worth the extra work.

micregpri

Tweaks

This was delicious. I also used regular chili powder as there is not a lot of variety in this spice where I live. In addition, I made it with ground chicken instead of sausage. Oddly enough, it still tasted like sausage but the chicken is more healthy for me.

Irmgard