These Asian Sloppy Joe and Slaw Sliders take tradition on a spin across the Pacific and introduce Asian flavors, like sriracha sauce, ginger and sweet and tangy hoisin sauce, to browned turkey and pork. Serve it on a bun with coleslaw dressed in an Asian dressing and top it off with a crunchy dill pickle.
I was first introduced to hoisin sauce during my inaugural trip to NYC when I was in high school. My sister's hippy cool roommate took us to her favorite mildly dicey Chinese restaurant and ordered Moo Sho Pork -- shredded pork and cabbage rolled up with hoisin sauce in a thin rice pancake. It was nothing short of life-altering.
I suppose that hoisin sauce isn't too far off the mark from the U.S. staple -- good old BBQ sauce -- with its rich savory flavor. Hoisin dials it up imparting umami with fermented soybeans that produce a simultaneous salty, sweet and tangy experience.
Kids and adults devour these. A nice alternative to using a bun is to turn it into a lettuce wrap. Wrap the Joe-mix in a butter lettuce leave, and top it with scallions, peanuts and a squeeze of lime.
In the home I grew up in, there was a real good chance that Sloppy Joe's would be on the menu as a perennial family favorite on a Friday night. (Served with tater tots -- or mac and cheese out of a box -- those ageless staples would work equally well with my Asian Sloppy Joe and Slaw Sliders!)
Ingredients
Asian Sloppy Joe's
- vegetable oil
- yellow onion
- celery
- red bell pepper
- garlic cloves
- sriracha chili sauce
- grated fresh ginger
- Kosher salt
- freshly ground pepper
- ground turkey
- ground pork
- diced tomatoes with green chilies
- hoisin sauce
- ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Juice of one lime
- 12 slider rolls, split and toasted (or six hamburger buns)
- dill pickles
Asian Slaw
- olive oil
- sesame oil
- rice wine vinegar
- honey
- soy sauce
- coleslaw mix
See recipe card for quantities.
Jump to RecipeInstructions
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté the onions, celery and red bell pepper until softened. Add garlic, sriracha sauce, ginger, salt and pepper, stirring until fragrant, about a minute.
Add ground turkey and pork breaking up meat with the back of a wooden spoon and sauté until it is starting to brown and no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, hoisin sauce, ketchup and brown sugar. Increase heat to boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes until thickened. Squeeze lime juice over and stir to combine.
Whisk first 5 ingredients together in a medium bowl.
Add coleslaw mix and toss.
Toast slider buns/hamburger buns and top bottom half with Asian slaw, a scoop of Asian sloppy Joe and top with dill pickles
Hint: First off, this is super easy and quick to prepare. AND, it is super easy to double, triple or quadruple and keep warm in a slow-cooker for crowds, potlucks, kid's birthday parties, BBQ's and tailgates. And don't forget to put it on your calendar -- National Sloppy Joe Day is celebrated on March 18th!
Substitutions
- Ground Chicken/Ground Beef -- substitute the turkey with ground chicken or ground beef. Best to leave the pork in the recipe for the flavor it imparts
- Vegetarian - replace the turkey and pork with vegen/vegetarian/plant-based beef crumble alternatives.
- Bun/Gluten Free - make it a lettuce wrap! Place a scoop of the Asian sloppy Joe mix in the middle of a Bibb or butter lettuce leave. Top with sliced scallions and chopped peanuts and serve with a wedge of lime. (Make sure to check the label on the hoisin sauce to ensure it is gluten free.)
- Lettuce -- while the coleslaw is a great addition, it's not an absolute necessity. Substitute it with lettuce, spinach or arugula
Variations
- Make it a lettuce wrap! Place a scoop of the Asian sloppy Joe mix in the middle of a Bibb or butter lettuce leave. Top with sliced scallions and chopped peanuts and serve with a wedge of lime.
- Spicy - saute a minced serrano chili pepper with the onions and peppers. Or add extra sriracha sauce.
- Make it sloppy deluxe! Top Asian Sloppy Joe's with my supper yummy Asian Guacamole
- Make it nachos! Top corn chips with havarti cheese and Asian Sloppy Joe meat. Place it under the broiler until cheese melts and top with sliced scallions, chopped peanuts and Thai peanut sauce. Super yum❤️
Equipment
- large saute pan
- medium bowl
Storage
Refrigerate covered up to 3 days. Freeze for up to 4 months.
🍽️ Recipe
Asian Sloppy Joe and Slaw Sliders
Equipment
- large saute pan
Ingredients
Sloppy Joe's
- 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion diced fine
- 1 stalk celery diced fine
- ½ red bell pepper seeded, deveined and diced fine
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons sriracha chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound ground pork
- 15.5 oz. drained canned diced tomatoes with green chilies
- ½ cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Juice of one lime
- 12 slider rolls split and toasted (or six hamburger buns)
- dill pickles
Asian Slaw
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 14 oz. bag tri-color coleslaw mix about 7-8 cups
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté the onions, celery and red bell pepper until softened. Add garlic, sriracha sauce, ginger, salt and pepper, stirring until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add ground turkey and pork breaking up meat with the back of a wooden spoon and sauté until it is starting to brown and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, hoisin sauce, ketchup and brown sugar. Increase heat to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes until thickened. Squeeze lime juice over and stir to combine.
- Prepare Asian Slaw: Whisk first 5 ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add coleslaw mix and toss.
- Toast slider buns/hamburger buns and top bottom half Asian slaw, a scoop of Asian sloppy Joe and top with dill pickles.
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