Description:

Recipe by Jim Weller

Source:

Teresa

Serves/Makes:8

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 lbs (.7 kg). ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) Spicy V8 juice
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
• 1 tbsp (15 ml). brown sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml). jalapeno peppers; chopped
• 3 tsp (15 ml). chili powder
• 1 tsp (5 ml). Louisiana hot sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). oregano, dried
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 hamburger buns
• shredded mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese

Preparation

• 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 quarts (3775 ml) 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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