One of my favorite foods to eat is pulled pork, but for some reason I have not made it in a long time. I was going to have guests over, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to throw it into the crock pot and have for dinner, but after I started to cook, we decided to go out for dinner at Susan Feniger’s STREET. I didn’t mind because I got a whole crock pot full of pulled pork to myself and I got to try a restaurant which I had been wanting to try for quite some time! Follow my recipe below for my delicious pulled pork and pulled pork sliders on tomato buns!
2 tablespoons barbecue seasoning, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 (5-6 lb.) bone in pork loin center rib roast [or two 3 lb boneless roasts)
1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes (with or without spices)
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup tomato sauce (or 1 TBSP tomato paste)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons mustard
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper flakes
Pulled Pork Ingredients
Combine 1 TBSP barbecue seasoning & 1 TSP salt – rub on roast
Stir together tomatoes, next 7 ingredients & remaining 1 TBSP BBQ seasoning & 1/2 TSP salt in a slow cooker
Pulled Pork Rubbed and Ingredients combined in Slow Cooker
Add roast(s); cover & cook on low until meat shreds easily, 6-9 hours
Pork added and ready to cook!
Pulled Pork after 8 hours
Remove roast(s)
Shred meat using the tines of 2 forks
Pork ready to be shredded!
Shredded Pork
Return meat to slow cooker, stir together with sauce
Keep warm until ready to serve
Pulled Pork Mixing with Sauce!
After a few days of eating pulled pork with veggies, I wanted something a little different, so I wanted to make sliders. But, I didn’t want the bun, so I decided to make the slider buns out of tomatoes, and I added a side of broccoli coleslaw. The tomato buns were a little messy and had to use a fork and knife (I didn’t mind because I actually don’t like eating messy food without a fork and knife).
1 TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar
1 TBSP EVOO
1 TBSP Mustard
1 Package Broccoli Slaw
Pulled Pork
Tomatoes
Cheddar Cheese
Garlic Salt, Onion Powder, and Pepper to taste
Ingredients for Pulled Pork Sliders and Broccoli Cole Slaw
Whisk together vinegar, EVOO, mustard, and spices in bowl
Add broccoli slaw and toss forks to combine
Broccoli Coleslaw
Cover and either set aside or place in fridge
Cut off top and bottom of each tomato (to allow them to sit without falling over)
(If you would like to pick your tomato buns up, I would recommend not cutting them at this point; just try to get tomatoes that sit nicely)
Cut Tomatoes
Place tomatoes in dish and top with pulled pork
Roast in preheated oven for 5-10 minutes, depending on how cooked you want yours done
(If you would like to pick your tomato buns up, I would recommend leaving tomatoes raw)
Sliders ready to be cooked
Take out of oven and top pork with cheese and other side of tomato
Bake in oven just enough to melt cheese
Sliders almost finished!
Serve sliders with coleslaw
Pulled Pork Sliders with Broccoli Coleslaw
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Stay hungry…
