Dinner

BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

Name: BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes, cut into ½-inch-thick wedges; 1 red onion, halved, peeled, thinly sliced for pickling, and remaining portion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 1 lime, halved and juiced; 2 hamburger buns, halved and toasted; 1 lb ground pork, broken into pieces while cooking; BBQ sauce, to taste; hot sauce, for topping, to taste; 3 TBSP tomato ketchup; ¾ tsp sugar, divided; vegetable oil, for roasting and cooking, to taste; salt, to taste, to taste; black pepper, to taste, to taste; 1 TBSP butter, melted; ¼ cup water

Saucy BBQ pork sloppy joes on toasted buns, topped with quick-pickled red onion and served with roasted sweet potato wedges.

40 min
850 kcal
American
Sandwich

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Ingredients

For 2 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Step 2:
Wash and dry all produce.
Step 3:
Cut the sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges.
Step 4:
Toss the sweet potato wedges on a baking sheet with a drizzle of vegetable oil, salt, and pepper.
Step 5:
Roast until browned and tender, 20–25 minutes.
20–25 min
Step 6:
Meanwhile, halve and peel the red onion. Slice as thinly as possible until you have ¼ cup; finely chop the remaining onion.
Step 7:
Peel and finely chop the garlic.
Step 8:
Halve the lime and squeeze the juice into a small bowl.
Step 9:
Halve the buns. Melt the butter in a separate small microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds, then brush it onto the cut sides of the buns.
Step 10:
Add the sliced onion, sugar, and a pinch of salt to the bowl with lime juice. Stir to combine and set aside to quick-pickle.
Step 11:
Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
Step 12:
Add the chopped onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until softened, 4–5 minutes.
4–5 min
Step 13:
Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds more.
Step 14:
Add the ground pork, season with salt and pepper, and cook, breaking up the meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4–6 minutes.
4–6 min
Step 15:
While the pork cooks, combine the BBQ sauce, pickling liquid from the onion, ketchup, remaining sugar, and water in a third small bowl.
Step 16:
Once the pork is cooked through, add the BBQ sauce mixture to the pan. Cook, stirring, until the sauce is thickened, 2–3 minutes.
2–3 min
Step 17:
Taste and season the pork mixture with salt and pepper.
Step 18:
Toast the buns in the oven or toaster oven until golden, 3–5 minutes.
3–5 min
Step 19:
Divide the toasted buns between plates and fill with as much BBQ pork as desired.
Step 20:
Top with pickled onion and hot sauce. Serve with the sweet potato wedges on the side.