Drunken Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup onion, very finely chopped (i used my mini chopper)
• 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup (i recommend using heinz)
• 1 cup southern comfort
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large and deep pan.
• 2 add the onions and fry gently until they have started to go tender. this takes about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• 3 crumble in the ground beef and cook, stirring when needed, until all of the meat is browned. this took me about 8 minutes.
• 4 add the ketchup, southern comfort and brown sugar and stir until everything is combined with the meat.
• 5 bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring now and then.
• 6 stir in the dijon mustard and then let simmer for another 15 minutes or until the sauce is the thickness you like with a sloppy joe.
• 7 serve on buns.