Name: Bacon Brown Sugar Sloppy Joes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ lb thick sliced bacon; 1 cup yellow onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 red bell pepper; 1½ lbs Ground Beef; 1 tsp paprika; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups tomato sauce; ¼ cup brown sugar; 4 brioche rolls; bacon slices; brown sugar

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How To Make Bacon Brown Sugar Sloppy Joes

This recipe takes sloppy joes to an exciting level. Tender brioche buns are filled with a mix of caramelized beef, salty bacon, and caramelized brown sugar.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½lbthick sliced bacon,chopped
1cupyellow onion,diced
2clovesgarlic,minced
1red bell pepper,chopped finely
1½lbsground beef,(85/15 fat content)
1tsppaprika
2tbsptomato paste
2cupstomato sauce
¼cupbrown sugar
4brioche rolls
bacon slices,optional
brown sugar,optional

Instructions

In a large skillet cook the bacon on medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until crispy but still bendable.
Remove the bacon from the pan and reserve about 2 tablespoons of the oil to cook the onion, garlic and red bell pepper.
Once softened add in the beef, lower the heat to medium and cook well, breaking it apart but leaving some chunks about the size of a raspberry or small grape.
Cook for 5 to 6 minutes until well browned, then add in the paprika, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and brown sugar.
Stir well, continue cooking for 5 to 6 minutes until the sauce starts to evaporate and the mixture becomes “sloppy”.
Add the bacon back in.
Toast the buns then spoon over the mixture and top with additional bacon and sprinkle of brown sugar (if desired).