Messy Giussepes

My daughter, Rowen, is not fond of spicy food, even mildly spicy stuff like sloppy joes. I can up with the recipe by replacing the normal barbecue spices in sloppy joes with milder ones.

Messy Giuseppe's
1 lb ground lean ground beef (turkey or chicken is fine too)
1 shallot, finely diced
2 tbl Saigon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
4 tbl brown sugar
4 tbl Worcestershire sauce
2 tbl cider vinegar
2 tbl balsamic vinegar
1 cup ketchup or honey barbecue sauce
1 cup water or apple juice
Handful of raisins or dried currants
salt to taste


Mix the ground meat, raisins and spices in a bowl. Mix your wet ingredients in a large measuring cup. Saute the diced shallot in a skillet with some butter until soft, add in your meat. Cook until brown. Drain off excess fat, if you want. Carefully pour in your wet ingredients. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve on open faced on an English muffin, topped with Munster or mozzarella cheese.