Slow-cooked shredded beef Sloppy Joes with pickled jalapeños
Big, gooey slow-cooked, shredded beef Sloppy Joes topped with sharp mature cheddar and tangy pickled jalapeños is your childhood favorite beefed up.
Servings 8
Calories 289kcal
Ingredients
for the meat sauce
- 1 kg sliced beef shin
- 1 large red onion finely chopped
- 2 carrots peeled and finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper finely chopped
- 2 turnips finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 1 x 400g can whole tomatoes
- ½ cup red wine optional
- 1-2 cups beef stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- ½ cup tomato sauce ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
- salt & pepper to taste
to serve
- bread rolls toasted
- grated mature cheddar cheese
- pickled jalapeños
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 150°c.
- In an oven-proof casserole pot, heat a generous splash of oil and brown the beef on both sides. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pot, add the onion, carrot and celery and cook over medium-low heat until the vegetables have started to soften and are fragrant.
- Add the remaining vegetables and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, red wine and 1 cup of the beef stock along with the herbs. Add the beef back into the pot and allow to come back up to a rapid simmer. Add more stock if necessary (the beef needs to be covered) and cover. Place the pot in the oven and allow to cook for 4-5 hours until the beef is meltingly tender. You might need to add more stock every now and then if the pot cooks dry.
- When the beef is cooked, remove it from the pot and place the pot with the vegetables back on the stove. Allow to simmer gently and with the back of a wooden spoon, squish the vegetables against the side of the pot. This will thicken the sauce.
- Shred the beef and discard any excess fat and the bones and place back in the pot.
- Add the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce and Balsamic and season to taste.
- To serve, fill the rolls with the meat sauce and top with the cheese and pickled jalapeños.
Notes
Any left-over meat sauce can easily be frozen and used at another time. It is very similar to pulled pork and can thus be used in a magnitude of ways.
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 369mg | Potassium: 849mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3215IU | Vitamin C: 62.2mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3.9mg
