Turkey Sloppy Joes Rested Before Carving

Set out canola oil, green bell pepper, and yellow onion before you start Turkey Sloppy Joes Rested Before Carving. The batch is written for 4 sandwiches.

Count on 10 minutes of prep, 15 minutes of cooking, about 25 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 2 cloves garlic minced or 2 teaspoons
• 1 pound ground turkey 96-99% lean
• 15 ounce tomato sauce canned
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon yellow mustard optional
• 4 burger buns brioche buns or pretzel buns

How the cooking goes

1. Dice the green bell pepper and onion finely. You prefer a small dice to better incorporate with the meat and sauce.
2. In a large sauté pan or Dutch oven, heat about 1 tablespoon of oil over a moderate flame and add the pepper, onion and minced garlic. Gently sweat the onion until translucent. Keeping the heat moderate enough to avoid browning.
3. Season the ground turkey with a generous pinch or two of kosher salt and pepper. Push the vegetables out to the outer edges of the pan, add a little more oil if using lean ground turkey, and add the meat to the pan. You allow it to cook undisturbed to get a little color in one piece.
4. Break it up with a wooden spoon or spatula. Continue cooking until the meat is no longer pink.
5. Put all the ingredients of the sauce directly to the pan (tomato sauce, brown sugar, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and yellow mustard), stir well to coat and heat it until it boils.
6. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring now and then. Uncover and let simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 5-8 minutes more.
7. Scoop onto split hamburger buns and serve!

After it comes off the heat

Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.

If you want another plate from Turkey, open Pepperoni Pizza for the Home Table and Baked Turkey Meatballs for a Shared Platter.