BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

The recipe

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 450 degrees
2. 2
   Wash and dry all produce
3. 3
   Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges
4. 4
   Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper
5. 5
   Roast until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes
6. 6
   Meanwhile, halve and peel onion
7. 7
   Slice as thinly as possible until you have ¼ cup (½ cup for 4 servings); finely chop remaining onion
8. 8
   Peel and finely chop garlic
9. 9
   Halve lime; squeeze juice into a small bowl
10. 10
    Add 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) to a separate small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted, 30 seconds
11. 11
    Brush onto cut sides of buns
12. 12
    To bowl with lime juice, add sliced onion, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt
13. 13
    Stir to combine; set aside to quick-pickle
14. 14
    Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat
15. 15
    Add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper
16. 16
    Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes
17. 17
    Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds more
18. 18
    Add pork and season with salt and pepper
19. 19
    Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes
20. 20
    While pork cooks, in a third small bowl, combine BBQ sauce, pickling liquid from onion, 3 TBSP ketchup (6 TBSP for 4 servings), ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4), and ¼ cup water (⅓ cup for 4)
21. 21
    Once pork is cooked through, add BBQ sauce mixture to pan
22. 22
    Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened, 2-3 minutes
23. 23
    Taste and season with salt and pepper
24. 24
    Meanwhile, toast buns in oven or toaster oven until golden, 3-5 minutes
25. 25
    Divide toasted buns between plates and fill with as much BBQ pork as you’d like
26. 26
    Top with pickled onion and hot sauce
27. 27
    Serve with sweet potato wedges on the side

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