Tango Joes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs lean ground sirloin
• salt
• pepper
• 2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves removed
• 4 sprigs fresh oregano, leaves removed
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed
• 1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 portuguese rolls (slightly sweet large, rectangular sandwich rolls)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250°.
• 2 heat a large saute pan over high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil.
• 3 add in meat and brown for 7-8 minutes; as it cooks, season with salt and pepper and the paprika; break up the meat with a spoon.
• 4 while the meat is browning, make the chimichurri; place the rosemary, oregano, thyme, and parsley leaves, garlic, onion, and vinegar in a food processor; season with salt and pepper and pulse the machine to finely chop.
• 5 with the machine running, stream in the 1/3 cup of oil.
• 6 combine the worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and tomato sauce in a small bowl; pour the sauce over the meat in the skillet and stir.
• 7 bring to a bubble; stir in half the chimichurri sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 8 wrap the rolls in foil and heat in the oven for 3-4 minutes; split the rolls open and slather the tops with the remaining chimichurri sauce; pile the meat onto the bun bottoms and serve.
• 9 pour a nice glass of malbec to complement the joes and you'll be tangoing in no time.