Asian Pork Sandwich

Recipe: Asian Pork Sandwich
From: Cuisine at Home; Weeknight Menus 2006
Total Time: 45 minutes
Serves 4 - with "Half-moon Salad"
Nutrition: 554 cal, 37g fat; 27g carbs; 1g fiber; 30g protein

Ingredients:
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 Tbs honey
1 Tbs ketchup
1 Tbs chili garlic sauce
1 Tbs rice vinegar
1 Tbs vegetable oil
1 lb. ground pork
1 Tbs fresh giner, minced
1/2 cup scallions, chopped
4 slices of french baguette, 1" - thick
4 tsp unsalted butter
4 tsp mayonnaise, divided
1/2 lb deli ham, thinly sliced, divided
Half-moon Salad (see recipe in this blog)

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 450 degrees
2. Combine hoisin, honey, ketchup, chili garlic sauce, and vinegar in a bowl; set aside.
3. Saute pork and ginger in a saute pan over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes, until cooked. Drain, return to pan, stir in hoisin mixture and scallions. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
4. Coat each baguette slice with butter and place on a baking sheet, toast 5 minutes in oven. Cool.
5. Top baguette with mayonnaise, ham, ground pork mixture, and finish with half-moon salad.

  

Southwestern Sloppy Joes

Southwestern Sloppy Joes

From: Cuisine at Home Weeknight Menus. Vol. 2
Makes: 4-6 sandwiches
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tbs honey
• 2 tbs fresh lime juice
• 4 cups coleslaw mix
• 2 tbs chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 lb ground pork or turkey breast
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 1/2 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 tbs chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced
• 1 can diced green chilies (4.5 oz)
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp prepared yellow mustard
• whole wheat hamburger buns
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded, divided

Directions:

1. Preheat broiler to high; line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Whisk mayonnaise, honey, lime juice, salt together. Toss with coleslaw mix and cilantro; chill.
3. Saute turkey and onion in oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in ketchup, corn, beans, chipotles, green chilies, brown sugar, mustard, cumin, salt; simmer 5 minutes.
4. Spoon into each bottom buns and arrange on baking sheet.
5. Top turkey mixture with 1/4 cup cheese. Broil top buns cut side up along with filled bottom buns until buns are toasted and cheese is melted.
6. To serve, spoon slaw onto each sandwich and top with toasted bun.