Jalepeno Sloppy-Poppy

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 30 minutes
by Mdesau

Ingredients

1 pound Lean Ground Beef 96/4

1/4 whole Onion white or yellow onion, finely chopped

1 whole Celery chopped

1 whole Carrots

2 whole Garlic cloves 1 clove = 1 tsp minced garlic = 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

2 whole jalapeno Both finely chopped = 1 stemmed and de-seeded, the other with stem and seeds (this controls the heat)

6-10 ounces Tomato sauce

6 ounces Tomato paste Done for thickness.

1/2 teasppon Thyme 1 sprig = 1 Tbsp Fresh thyme = 1 tsp of dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon Basil 1 sprig = 1 Tbsp Fresh basil = 1tsp of dried basil

1 teaspoons Kosher Salt http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodequivalents/a/saltmeasures.htm

1/2 teaspoon Black pepper

6 whole Buns I like to use Brioche Buns

***** ***** Optional ****** add Avocado slices/spread


Directions

Preface: a) For a spicier sauce chop up both jalepenos with seeds and stems b) For a medium spicey sauce, chope one jalepeno with seeds and stem, and the other you should de-seed and de-stem as much as you can before chopping. 1) finely chop/dice the onions, celery, carrots, and jalepeno. 2) Heat pan on medium heat and add oil when a flick of water on the pan starts to sizzle. You don't need much oil at all, as when it heats it will thin out and cover the entire pan. 3) Add the above veggies, and cook for a 2-3 minutes. 4) Add beef 5) Add salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, and basil 6) Once beef is 2/3 complete, add tomato sauce and paste. 6b) the paste will result in a "chunkier/thicker" sauce. For a thinner sauce, use tomato sauce instead of paste. 7) Cook for another 5-6 minutes 8) Ready to serve.

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