You could probably use ground beef with this, but I also have a sloppy joe recipe I love to use with ground beef I can share, too.
I prefer using ground venison, but if you are crockpotting this you could use stew meat which will cook down into shreds over time.
Ingredients:
- 1/4c bacon fat
- 2lb venison, ground or cubed
- 1/2 c brown sugar
- 2tb garlic
- 1/2tb cumin
- 1/2tb chili powder
- 1c ketchup
- 1tb dijon mustard
- Hamburger buns
Method:
- Brown the meat, you can skip this step if you are using the crockpot. Just combine all ingredients , minus the buns, and cook on low for 8 hours. If you are making the skillet version, brown the venison. Then add the remaining ingredients and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes.