Sweet, slightly spicy, and superbly satisfying, these Asian sloppy joes are just the thing for a quick weeknight meal!
Did you know that I really like my homemade hoisin sauce? I used it as the base for many different things, adjusting some of the spices and ingredients to make it slightly different depending on what I was cooking.
Asian Sloppy Joes
Print RecipeIngredients
- ¼ cup of soy sauce
- ¼ cup of sweet chile sauce
- ¼ cup of peanut butter
- ¼ cup of lime juice
- 2 tablespoon of honey
- 2 tablespoon of minced jarred garlic
- 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 pound of reduced-fat ground pork (or chicken or turkey)
- 15-ounce can of no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
- 8 hamburger-sized buns
Instructions
- Heat a nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, chile sauce, peanut butter, lime juice, honey, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and black pepper until well mixed. Set aside.
- Cook the ground pork in the skillet, stirring and crumbling the meat while it cooks.
- Once it is cooked for about 5 to 7 minutes, whisk the sauce and pour into the skillet with the pork.
- Stir and let simmer, occasionally stirring, until the pork is cooked through and the sauce thickens for 7 to 10 minutes longer.
- Serve on buns.
