How to Make Sloppy Joes Mexican Style - Sucio (messy) Jose's

Sucio Jose's! Here's a fast and easy, healthy alternative to hamburgers and a change from tired old sloppy Joes. It's a taco on a bun! And so tasty, too!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 2 pounds hamburger
• Packet of taco spice mix - heat level is your choice
• 1 cup chopped red and/or green peppers - hot peppers optional!
• 16oz can of tomato sauce, plus a half cup of water
• Onion buns (recommended), hamburger buns or hard rolls
• .....Toppings of your choice:
• Chopped onions
• Chopped tomatoes
• Sliced black olives
• Sour cream
• Shredded cheddar
• Crushed taco shells

1. Brown the hamburger and drain off the grease completely.
2. Add the taco spice, peppers of your choice, tomato sauce and water. Stir together and let bubble up to heat.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for about an hour until the meat mixture is thick and bubbly, stirring occasionally.
4. While the meat mixture is simmering, chop up the toppings of your choice.
   If you are going to use a taco shell or two, just hand break a bit and then crush it in a bowl with a glass bottom - mortar and pestle style.
5. Fill buns of your choice (Onion buns highly recommended) with the meat mixture and top with your choice from the list above.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use Italian sausage in addition to the hamburger to spice it up nicely.
• I get the big pack (3lbs.)of Italian sausage when it's on sale and put 3 or 4 (flat - not tangled) in a zipper bag to keep in the freezer until needed. Easier to grab 1 or 2 when you need them when they are in little packs.
• You can slice the sausages thin or take the skin off and brown like hamburger.
• It's easier to slice the sausage while it's frozen.
• If you are going to buy the hot peppers, do not touch sensitive areas like the eyes when you are cutting them up. Yowich! You can buy little cans of hot peppers but be sure you can handle the heat before you dump a whole can in!