Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb Ground beef
  • 1 lg Onion; chopped
  • 1 cl Garlic; minced
  • 1/2 c Spicy V8 juice
  • 1/2 c Tomato sauce
  • 1/2 c Water
  • 1 tb Brown sugar
  • 2 tb Jalapeno peppers; chopped
  • 3 ts Chili powder
  • 1 ts Louisiana hot sauce
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1/2 ts Oregano; dried
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 Hamburger buns
  • Shredded Mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is translucent. Drain off fat.

Meanwhile, in a 4 quart crockpot or slow cooker combine V8 juice, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, hot sauce, bay leaves and oregano. Stir in meat mixture. Cover; cook on low heat setting for 8 hours or high heat setting for 4 hours.

Toast buns; spoon meat mixture over buns and sprinkle with cheese.



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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Jim Weller
Submitted By: Teresa Johnson
techgoddess@att.net
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