Rhode Island Dynamites

Name: Rhode Island Dynamites
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: New England
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, water; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; , Salt and pepper; 2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground beef; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 2 , onions, chopped; 2 , green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/4 cup chopped, jarred hot cherry peppers plus 2 tablespoons brine; 1/4 cup, tomato paste; 5 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 , (15-ounce) can tomato sauce; 10 (6-inch) Italian, sub rolls, split lengthwise

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2015

Meaty, spicy “dynamite” sandwiches are the pride of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. We wanted to do “Woonie” proud.

SERVES10

TIME1¾ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For this flavorful take on the Sloppy Joe, we started by quickly tenderizing ground beef in a baking soda mixture and then cooked the beef down with sautéed onions, bell peppers, spices, cherry peppers (with some of their brine) for heat, a...

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