Smoky Joes

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon bacon drippings or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef (may substitute ground turkey)
• 1 sweet onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 3 tablespoons chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons recaito (or cilantro based seasoning sauce)
• 1 (6 ounce) can no-added-salt tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 2 -3 teaspoons browning sauce (such as kitchen bouquet)
• salt or salt substitute
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon sage
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, heat the drippings or oil and sauté the onions and green pepper over medium heat until onions are translucent.
• 2 place the onions and peppers in the bottom of a crockpot.
• 3 add all the other ingredients except the cocoa powder and browning/seasoning mix.
• 4 cook on low for about an hour.
• 5 stir the mixture and then sprinkle the cocoa powder on top.
• 6 mash the mixture with a potato masher.
• 7 stir again.
• 8 continue cooking on low for another 30 to 40 minutes.
• 9 taste, and add more liquid smoke and/or other spices to taste.
• 10 add the browning/seasoning mix and stir thoroughly.
• 11 continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
• 12 serve on hamburger rolls or biscuits.