Slow Cooker Venison Sloppy Joes

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 490 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Venison Sloppy Joes are made with stew meat, bacon, and onion slow-cooked in a savory sauce of brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, ketchup, and spices.

Ingredients

1/4 pound bacon
2 pounds venison stew meat
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup wine vinegar
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon prepared Dijon-style mustard
1 cup ketchup
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over over medium-high heat until evenly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet, crumble and set aside. Brown stew meat in bacon grease for flavor.
2 Put onion, brown sugar, vinegar, cumin, chili powder, garlic, mustard, ketchup, salt, and pepper in slow cooker and mix well. Add bacon and venison and stir together.
3 Cook on Low for at least 8 hours. Use a fork to separate the meat into a thick and yummy Sloppy Joe-style barbecue.