These turkey Sloppy Joes make a very enjoyable lunch. Kept warm in a slow cooker, it could also work very nicely for a football party. This recipe tastes enough like a beef Sloppy Joe to provide those satisfying flavors, yet it seems much lighter.
Ingredients
- butter: 2 Tbsp
- onion: 1 piece (diced)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
- ¼ pounds ground turkey: 1 piece
- water: 0.5 cup (cold)
- ketchup: 0.75 cup
- ½ tablespoons brown sugar: 1 piece
- cayenne pepper: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
- Worcestershire sauce: 0.5 tsp
- unsweetened cocoa powder: 0.5 tsp
- water: 1 cup (or as needed)
- hamburger buns: 6 piece (split)
- white Cheddar cheese: 0.5 cup (shredded)
- green onions: 0.33333 cup (chopped)
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Stages of cooking
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Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in butter until lightly brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
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Mix turkey and 1/2 cup cold water into onions. Cook and stir, breaking up the meat, until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add ketchup, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in Worcestershire sauce and cocoa powder. Cook, stirring frequently, until meat is cooked through and liquid is reduced and thick, 20 to 30 minutes, adding up to 1 cup water if needed.
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Preheat the oven's broiler. Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
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Toast hamburger buns under the preheated broiler until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Remove turkey mixture from the heat; mix in cheese and green onions. Serve on toasted hamburger buns. Amanda Potter
