BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Wash and dry all produce

Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges

Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper

Roast until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes

Meanwhile, halve and peel onion

Slice as thinly as possible until you have ¼ cup (½ cup for 4 servings); finely chop remaining onion

Peel and finely chop garlic

Halve lime; squeeze juice into a small bowl

Add 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) to a separate small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted, 30 seconds

Brush onto cut sides of buns

To bowl with lime juice, add sliced onion, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt

Stir to combine; set aside to quick-pickle

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat

Add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper

Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes

Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds more

Add pork and season with salt and pepper

Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes

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)

Once pork is cooked through, add BBQ sauce mixture to pan

Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened, 2-3 minutes

Taste and season with salt and pepper

Meanwhile, toast buns in oven or toaster oven until golden, 3-5 minutes

Divide toasted buns between plates and fill with as much BBQ pork as you’d like

Top with pickled onion and hot sauce

Serve with sweet potato wedges on the side