Super Bowl Sloppy Joes

The great thing about Super Bowl parties is that you can just resign yourself to eating unhealthy for 4-6 (or 8 hours).

For this year's Super Bowl we gathered at friends' house in Chelmsford. While the game was disappointing (our beloved Patriots going down again), the party was not. From Island Kielbasa to Johnny's multiple flavors of wings to Korynn's fruit salsa, it was an awesome mix of delicious foods.

I love a good sloppy joe from time to time. (Fantastic makes a great vegetarian Sloppy Joe mix, btw). My entry this year was 4-meat Sloppy Joes. I based it off of a Rachel Ray recipe but added some fresh tomatoes, buffalo and veal, and apple cider. I would have liked to serve them on the Brazilian hot dog rolls, but the Porter Square Shaw's apparently doesn't have as many Brazilian customers as the Stop & Shop in my neighborhood.

Super Bowl Sloppy Joes

• 1 lb chorizo, casing removed, chopped
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 lb ground buffalo
• 1 lb ground veal
• 3 Tbsp Onion powder
• 5 cloves of grated garlic
• 2 Tbsp paprika
• 2 Tbsp roasted ground coriander
• 2 Tbsp Jamaican allspice
• Sea Salt
• Fresh ground Black and White Pepper
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1/8 cup Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 Tbsp lime juice
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 15-oz. can of tomato sauce
• 5 tomatoes chopped

1. Brown chorizo in la little oil
2. Add pork, buffalo and veal – brown
3. Stir in spices and garlic
4. Add brown sugar, Worcester sauce and lime juice, cook 5 minutes on medium low
5. Add tomatoes, apple cider, and tomato sauce
6. Cover and turn down to low
7. Stew 20 Minutes

I needed to add about 4 tbsp of corn starch/water mix at the end to thicken the sauce.