Sloppy Giuseppes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs lamb sausage
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 3 tablespoons california chili powder
• 1 tablespoon new mexico chile powder
• gray salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup red
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• chicken broth or beef broth or water, for thinning sauce
• 6 large soft hamburger buns, split

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together the sausage, fennel seed, chili powders, and salt and pepper, to taste.
• 2 in a large skillet over medium heat cook the sausage mixture until browned.
• 3 remove it from the pan and set aside; drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the skillet.
• 4 return the skillet to medium heat and add the onions and garlic.
• 5 cook until the onions are soft, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• 6 add the red , then stir in the tomato paste, pureed tomatoes, and dried oregano.
• 7 bring the mixture to a boil and add the cooked sausage.
• 8 turn the heat down and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 9 taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• 10 if mixture is too thick, thin it with a little broth or water.