Smokey Sloppies | Golden Fig Fine Foods

Ingredients

• 2 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
• 1 Tb butter
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 small bell pepper, finely diced
• 2 celery stalks, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 Tb tomato paste
• 2 tsp Chili Seasoning
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried mustard (we love Tin Mustard!)
• 1 Tb brown sugar
• 12 oz tomato puree
• 2 Tb worcestershire (we love Colonel Pabst!)
• 2 Tb cider vinegar (we love Carr’s Cider House!)
• 1/2 c water