Wild Game Bourbon-Molasses Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 2 pounds cubed venison or other wild game meat (can substitute with lean beef as well)
• 15 ounces fresh grape tomatoes
• 1 white onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/8 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon of red chili flakes
• 1/8 cup of corn starch, dissolved in 1/8 cup water
• 8 onion sandwich buns

Directions

1. Preheat your slow cooker on high.
2. Run the cubed venison (or beef) through the coarse plate of your meat grinder.
3. Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker, except for the corn starch. Cook on high for 4 hours.
4. Stir in the corn starch - this will help to thicken the sloppy joe mix.
5. Serve on onion buns.