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Sloppy Yianni Greek Sloppy Joes
A Greek sloppy joe: slow-browned onion, beef and finely chopped mushrooms simmered down with red wine, tomato paste, cinnamon, allspice and bay until dense, stirred with oregano and piled into toasted sourdough rolls.

- YieldServes 6
- Hands-on1 h
- Total1 h 45 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 3 tbspextra-virgin Greek olive oil
- 1large onion, very finely chopped
- 3 clovesgarlic, minced
- 340 glean ground beef
- 450 gbutton mushrooms, chopped small
- 2 tbsptomato paste
- 1 stickcinnamon stick
- 1 tspground allspice, a scant teaspoon
- 2 leavesbay leaves
- 240 mldry red wine
- 1 tspbrown sugar, scant, or 2 tbsp petimezi (grape molasses)
- to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tspdried Greek oregano
- 6 piecesregular or sourdough baguette, 10 to 12 cm long, split lengthwise (or 6 buns)
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