T’s Turkey & Pork Burgers

1 teaspoon onion powder

½ pound ground turkey

½ pound ground pork

2-3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely minced

2 teaspoons Mexican Tarragon, finely minced, or 2-3 teaspoons fresh minced herbs of your choice

½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

½ teaspoon salt

1 egg, beaten

¼ cup breadcrumbs

½ teaspoon paprika

 

Mix all ingredients and chill for 1 – 4 hours.  Grill and enjoy!

 

Optional toppings:

Sharp cheddar cheese slices, blue cheese crumbles, or cheese of your choice.

Mayonnaise, Dijon Mustard, avocado slices, bacon strips, tomato slices, lettuce or spinach, and dill pickles slices.

Easy Barbequed Pork Sandwiches

 Easy Barbequed Pork Sandwiches

 

1 package cooked pork tenderloins diced

4 cups Homemade BBQ Sauce or 2 bottles of barbeque sauce

 

Put pork and BBQ sauce in a pot and simmer stirring often to break up pork.  Serve on rolls with dill pickle slices.

Serves 4-6

Classic Sloppy Joes My version of a Cook’s Illustrated Recipe

2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon baking soda

1-pound fresh ground pork

1-pound fresh ground turkey

1 teaspoon salt

4 teaspoons oil

1 onion, finely chopped

¼ teaspoon baking soda

4 garlic cloves, grated

4 teaspoons brown sugar

4 teaspoons paprika

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons tomato paste

½ cup ketchup

2 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

2 ½ teaspoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons water

 

8 Brioche Buns, or buns of your choice

 

Combine 2 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon baking soda in a large bowl; to the bowl add the ground pork, ground turkey, and the salt mixing together well and set aside.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the onion and ¼ teaspoon baking soda and stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Now add the sugar, paprika, salt, and red pepper flakes, cook for 1 minute. Add in the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 3-4 minutes. Add in the beef pork and turkey cook while breaking up the meat, until the pork and turkey are no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add in the ketchup, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce and stir until well combined. Combine the water and cornstarch in a small bowl and stir into the meats. Cook stirring constantly until sauce thickens about 2 minutes. Taste the mixture and season with salt and pepper as needed. If desired you can add extra vinegar.

 

I made this recipe to freeze for 2 people and froze the leftovers for enjoying over the next couple of months. Over the last few years, we usually just eat our Sloppy Joes on a plate without bread but decided it was time for a treat and bought beautiful Brioche Rolls, yummy!  I spread a thin layer of Dijon mustard on the bun. I must say the sweet rolls with the Sloppy Joe mixture was a great combination!  

Carolina Style Barbecue Sauce for Pulled Pork

 Ingredients:

1 cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup ketchup or ¾ ketchup & ¼ chili sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup yellow mustard

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Dash of Worcestershire sauce

 

Directions:

Measure everything into a medium saucepan set to low heat. Whisk together to combine. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil.

Boil, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by 1/3.

Remove from the heat and store in a one-pint mason jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Braaibroodjie, South African Grilled Cheese Sandwich

 

 

Ingredients

 

8 slices white bread

8 tablespoons (113 grams) unsalted butter softened at room temperature

1/4 cup (60 milliliters) mango chutney or Mrs. Balls Chutney

8 ounces (227 grams) sharp white cheddar shredded

2 large tomatoes thinly sliced

Bacon sliced, cooked

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

 

Instructions

 

Preheat grill to medium low heat. Spread softened butter over both sides of each slice of bread.

On half of the slices, spread a layer of mango chutney. Top the other slices with cheese. Cover the cheese with bacon or a tomato slices. Season with salt and pepper, then top with the other slices, chutney side down towards the bacon or tomato. Grill the sandwiches until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes per side. Serve immediately.

T's Sloppy Joes

1 tablespoon oil, I used light olive oil

½ - 1 red pepper, diced very finely

1 large onion, diced finely

2 pounds ground turkey or 1 pound each ground turkey and ground pork

½ cup ketchup

1 cup chili sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 heaping tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 ½ teaspoon yellow mustard

1 teaspoon dry mustard

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 small jar diced pimento

Hot sauce to taste

Pepper

In large skillet heat oil and then add red pepper and onions and cook for about 10 minutes, until the onions are soft and clear in color.  Next, add the ground turkey and cook for about 10 minutes or until turkey is cooked through.  Now add all other ingredients and simmer the mixture for 30 minutes.  Serve with toasted rolls of your choice and sliced dill pickles!