Chef John's Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, diced salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 ¼ pounds ground turkey ½ cup cold water ¾ cup ketchup 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ½ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup water, or as needed 6 hamburger buns, split ⅓ cup chopped green onions ½ cup shredded white Cheddar cheese
Nutrition Info
- 394 caloriescarbohydrate: 36.8 gcholesterol: 89.9 mgfat: 16.5 gfiber: 2.1 gprotein: 25.9 gsaturatedFat: 6.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 724 mgsugar: 11.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Turkey Sloppy Joes
Directions
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Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add onion, cook and stir until onion starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black.
Mix ground 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. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and cocoa powder. Cook, stirring frequently and adding up to 1 cup water if needed, until meat is cooked through and liquid is reduced and thick, 20 to 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Toast hamburger buns until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove turkey mixture from the heat and mix in green onions and Cheddar cheese. Serve on toasted hamburger buns.