Serves : 4-6

Prep Time : 10-20 minutes

Cook Time : 20 minutes

Cut : Five Marys dry-aged ground beef

Ingredients :

2 pounds Five Marys dry-aged ground beef

1/2 cup brown sugar

Dash of M5 spice rub

1 medium onion

1 small red bell pepper

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 cups tomato sauce

2 tbls tomato paste

Crusty rolls toasted, and lightly buttered

Garnish with pickles

Instructions :

1. In a large cast iron pan or skillet, brown the meat until it isn’t pink (but it doesn’t need to be fully cooked at this point).
2. Combine brown sugar and M5 spice rub in a small bowl, add to the skillet and stir until well mixed. Then add onion and pepper.
3. Reduce heat to medium and add red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, cook with meat for 5 minutes, then add tomato sauce and paste and stir to combine.
4. Reduce heat to simmer and cook sloppy joe mixture 5 or more minutes longer to reduce.
5. Using a large slotted spoon, pile sloppy joe meat onto toasted, buttered buns.
6. Serve with your favorite sides, like dill pickles or coleslaw!

Enjoy!