Buffalo Joes with Blue Cheese and Carrot-Celery Slaw Relish

By Tufgrlz

Ingredients

• RELISH
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1 cup chopped cabbage
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 2 - 3 ribs celery, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• Salt and pepper
• BUFFALO JOES
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 pounds ground turkey or chicken
• Salt and pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 red Fresno or Holland chile peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon (about 1/3 palmful) ground allspice
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup turkey or chicken stock
• 1/3 cup Frank's RedHot sauce
• 3 tablespoons (packed) light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 6 - 8 burger rolls, split
• 2 cups crumbled smoked blue cheese or regular blue cheese crumbles

Details

Adapted from rachaelraymag.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil and sugar. Toss with the vegetables and celery seed; season with salt and pepper. Let the relish stand 30 minutes. Drain.
In a cast-iron or other deep skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. Melt the butter into the oil. When the butter foams, add the meat. Season with salt and pepper and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, chiles and allspice. Cook, stirring often, until the onion softens, 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, stock, hot sauce, brown sugar and Worcestershire. Reduce the heat to low; simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes.
Serve the meat on the rolls and top with the blue cheese and relish.