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BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

Pork · United States classic.

120 min860 kcalserves 2

Ingredients

Method

  1. Preheat the oven — Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry all produce.
  2. Continue cooking — Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.
  3. Continue cooking — Roast until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes. 2
  4. Prep and chop — Meanwhile, halve and peel onion. Slice as thinly as possible until you have ¼ cup (½ cup for 4 servings); finely chop remaining onion.
  5. Prep and chop — Peel and finely chop garlic. Halve lime; squeeze juice into a small bowl. Halve buns.
  6. Add ingredients — Add 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) to a separate small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted, 30 seconds.
  7. Add ingredients — Brush onto cut sides of buns. 3 To bowl with lime juice, add sliced onion, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt.
  8. Stir — Stir to combine; set aside to quick-pickle. 4
  9. Heat the pan — Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
  10. Prep and chop — Add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper.
  11. Stir — Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds more.
  12. Season — Add pork and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. 5

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