There’s a lot to love about this simple, yet delicious recipe for slow cooker Texan-style pulled pork (especially its rich flavours). The hand-trimmed and locally sourced pork cuts from Checkers are what makes this recipe the ultimate treat. The ultimate slow-cooked feast guaranteed to be your new weekend favourite.
Ingredients
Serving 4
- 1 x 1 kg pork belly, boneless
- Olive oil
For the rub:
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Maldon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cayenne pepper
- Freshly ground black pepper
For the sliders:
- 8 mini burger buns
- 2 heaped tbsp. (30 ml) mayonnaise
- Large handful of lettuce; shredded
- ½ cup (125 ml) Simple Truth Smokey BBQ Sauce
- 6 gherkins; thinly sliced
- Sriracha sauce (optional), for serving
Preparation
- To make the pulled pork, preheat the oven to 140 °C.
- Place all rub ingredients into a bowl and mix together.
- Drizzle pork belly with a little olive oil and smear rub onto both sides of the pork.
- Place pork onto a roasting tray, skin side up and roast in oven for about 2-3 hours or until pork belly is cooked and soft enough to pull. You may need to cover pork with foil if you feel it’s browning too quickly.
- Remove from oven and using two forks, pull the pork. Discard some of the fat if your pork is a little too fatty.
- To make the sliders, halve the burger buns and smear the bottom half with some mayonnaise.
- Top with some shredded lettuce, pulled pork, sliced gherkins and a good drizzle of smokey BBQ sauce. If you are looking for extra spice, drizzle with a little sriracha sauce.
- Place the other half of the bun on top and serve.
- Enjoy!
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