Recipes Comfort Food Burgers Sloppy Joe Sliders with Asian Chili Sauce 5.0 (795) 1 Review At his former Boston gastropub, Blue Dragon, star chef Ming Tsai served these Asian-accented sliders. They’re based on a recipe his mother made for him when he was young. By Ming Tsai Ming Tsai Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Chef Tsai is a James Beard & Emmy Award-winning chef, philanthropist, TV personality, and entrepreneur. He is the creator of award-winning restaurants, author of five cookbooks, and current host/executive producer of PBS-TV's Simply Ming. In 2022, Chef Tsai became Iron Chef Tsai as he joined the cast of five world-class chefs in the Netflix series Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Chef Tsai is the foremost interpreter of East-West cooking. He has always been a believer that "you are what you eat" and that food is medicine.Experience: Chef Ming Tsai has over 40 years of experience. Chef Tsai has hosted and executive produced the PBS cooking show, Simply Ming, for 18 seasons. Chef Tsai is a leading voice for stop AAPI hate initiatives, a chef ambassador for World Central Kitchen, and the chairman of the National Advisory Board for Family Reach, helping raise over $10 million for the foundation since 2012. In 2020, Chef Tsai founded MingsBings: a nationally recognized, award-winning, consumer-packaged goods startup. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 12, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Sloppy Joes will always be one of our favorite meals from childhood, so we weren’t too surprised to see that they’re also Nebraska’s favorite thing to pin. For a fabulously flavorful take on the original, try our Asian Sloppy Joe Sliders recipe. Photo: © Con Poulos Total Time: 1 hrs Yield: 20 sliders She’d fill his thermos with the chili-sauce-and-ginger-flavored ground meat and include the slider buns in his lunch box. “Everyone at school wanted them, so I’d usually trade a little slider for a complete lunch,” says Tsai. Ingredients 2 tablespoons canola oil 2 medium red onions, finely chopped 1 cup finely chopped celery 3 tablespoons sambal oelek or other Asian chili sauce 2 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger Kosher salt Freshly ground pepper 1 pound ground chicken thighs 1 pound ground pork 1 cup hoisin sauce 1 cup drained canned diced tomatoes 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 20 brioche dinner rolls, split and toasted Shredded iceberg lettuce and spicy pickles (optional), for serving Directions In a large, deep skillet, heat the canola oil until shimmering. Add the onions, celery, sambal oelek, garlic, ginger and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes. Add the ground chicken and pork and cook, stirring occasionally to break up the meat, until no pink remains, about 5 minutes. Stir in the hoisin, tomatoes and lime juice and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the sloppy joe filling on the bottom half of each roll. Top with shredded lettuce and pickles and serve. Make Ahead The sloppy joe filling can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. Reheat gently before serving. Suggested Pairing Bar snacks, like these fun sliders, almost always pair best with beer. Try these with a slightly hoppy pale ale, like the ones made by California’s Sierra Nevada or New York state’s Saranac. Rate it Print