BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

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   Preheat oven to 230°C. Wash and dry all produce. Cut sweet potatoes into 1 cm-thick wedges. Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes.
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   Meanwhile, halve and peel the red onion. Slice half as thinly as possible; finely chop the remaining half. Peel and finely chop garlic. Halve lime and squeeze juice into a small bowl. Halve buns. Add 15 ml butter to a separate small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted, 30 seconds. Brush onto cut sides of buns.
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   Add sliced onion, 2.5 ml sugar, and a pinch of salt to the bowl with lime juice. Stir to combine and set aside to quick-pickle.
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   Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds more. Add pork and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
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   While pork cooks, combine BBQ sauce, pickling liquid from onion, 45 ml ketchup, 2.5 ml sugar, and 60 ml water in a small bowl. Once pork is cooked through, add this mixture to the pan. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, 2-3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
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   Toast buns in oven or toaster oven until golden, 3-5 minutes. Divide toasted buns between plates and fill with BBQ pork. Top with pickled onion and hot sauce. Serve with sweet potato wedges on the side.
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   Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds more. Add pork and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
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    While pork cooks, in a third small bowl, combine BBQ sauce, pickling liquid from onion, 3 TBSP ketchup (6 TBSP for 4 servings), ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4), and ¼ cup water (⅓ cup for 4). Once pork is cooked through, add BBQ sauce mixture to pan. Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened, 2-3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
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    Meanwhile, toast buns in oven or toaster oven until golden, 3-5 minutes. Divide toasted buns between plates and fill with as much BBQ pork as you’d like. Top with pickled onion and hot sauce. Serve with sweet potato wedges on the side.