Red Wine Sloppy Joe Sliders Recipe

Name: Red Wine Sloppy Joe Sliders Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 red bell pepper; 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced; 1 jalapeño pepper seeded; 1 large onion; 2 pounds meatloaf mix; 6 cloves garlic; 1 cup red wine; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon Colman's dry mustard; 1 6-ounce can tomato paste; 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce; 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce; kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 12 mini brioche or other slider buns

Photo: Gabi Porter

Molly QuirkUpdated: Aug. 16, 2016 1:52 pm EST

Molly Quirk is chef/owner of Sips & Bites in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If you haven't had a thoughtfully handcrafted sandwich in a while, there's no better place to get your fix. She's generously donating a few of her tailgate food recipes to our cause: feeding you during football season.

The ingredient list for these sloppy joe sliders may look a little lengthy, but every seasoning you add to the mix infuses the meat with an huge flavor that fits surprisingly well in a mini-bun. Prepare to take down quite a few of these.

Here's a time-saving cheat to give your mini sloppy joes a little crunch and zip — buy an order or so of onion rings from the nearest place serving onion rings and quickly reheat in a hot oven for about 10 minutes before topping the sliders. No messy batter, no deep-fryer, oily paper towels or extra half hour of clean-up necessary. Not that we don't love all those things.