Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Need an easy dish that will serve a crowd? Look no further than Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork Sandwiches!
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main dish
Ingredients
Dry Rub:
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 3 tablespoons coarse salt
- 1 (5 to 7 pound) pork roast, preferably shoulder or Boston butt
Cider Vinegar Barbecue Sauce:
- 1½ cups cider vinegar
- 1 cup yellow or brown mustard
- ½ cup ketchup
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Serving:
- 12 hamburger buns
- 1 recipe Spicy Slaw, recipe follows
- Pickle spears
Spicy Slaw
- 1 head green cabbage, shredded
- 2 carrots, grated
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 red chile, sliced
- 1½ cups mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Creole mustard
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Pinch sugar
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- Several dashes hot sauce
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix the paprika, garlic power, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt together in a small bowl. Rub the spice blend all over the pork and marinate for as long as you have time for, as little as 1 hour or up to overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Put the pork in a roasting pan and bake for about 6 hours. Basically, roast the pork until it's falling apart and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 170 degrees F.
- To make the barbecue sauce: combine the vinegar, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer gently, stirring, for 10 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove the pork roast from the oven and transfer to a large platter. Allow the meat to rest for about 10 minutes. While still warm, take 2 forks and "pull" the meat to form shreds. Using 2 forks, shred the pork by steadying the meat with 1 fork and pulling it away with the other. Put the shredded pork in a bowl. Pour ½ of the sauce on the shredded pork and mix well to coat.
- To serve, spoon the pulled pork mixture onto the bottom ½ of the hamburger bun, and top with the spicy slaw. Serve with pickle spears and the remaining sauce on the side.
Spicy Slaw
- Combine the cabbage, carrot, red onion, green onions, and chile in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and sugar; stirring to incorporate. Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss gently to mix. Season the cole slaw with celery seed, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Chill for 2 hours in refrigerator before serving.
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Posted by Food Network on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
