Want to serve it up a little healthier? Skip the bun and serve the pulled pork either in lettuce cups or over half of a baked sweet potato (sounds weird, but the spicy-sweet combo is delish!)
And...y'all. Don't skip the slaw. I have dreams about this coleslaw. It is THAT good.
Perfect Memorial Day meal! |
Crockpot
Spicy Pulled Pork
(adapted
slightly from Pioneer Woman)
1 onion, cut
into wedges
1 pork roast
(mine was about 3.75lbs)
Salt and
pepper
1 can (11
oz) chipotles in adobe
1 20oz
bottle Dr. Pepper
2 tbpn brown
sugar
Line
crockpot with a slow cooker bag, or generously spray with cooking spray. Drop
onion wedges in bottom of pot. Add pork—generously salt and pepper whole roast.
Pour chipotles (and the sauce—that stuff is money!) and Dr. Pepper over roast.
Sprinkle brown sugar over everything, place lid on, and cook on LOW for 6-7 hrs
(pork should be falling apart at end of cooking).
Then I
removed the meat, and used a slotted spoon to remove onions and peppers from
the cooking liquid. I returned the pork to the crock pot and shredded with
forks. There is a lot of excess juice—to serve, I used the slotted spoon to
remove the shredded pork, and served on a whole wheat bun, topped with BBQ
sauce (I love Stubb’s—no high-fructose corn syrup!) and coleslaw (see
yesterday’s post!!)
Leftovers are AWESOME—pork enchiladas, tostadas, nachos…you
get the idea! Or freeze the leftovers and enjoy sometime in the next three
months!
Even the coleslaw leftovers are delish!! |
Green Apple Coleslaw with Poppyseed Dressing
(adapted from Foodnetwork.com)
¼ apple cider vinegar
¼ cup mayo (I know, I know…)
¼ cup Greek yogurt (now I’m back!)
1-2 tbsp Dijon mustard
¼ cup raw honey
1 tspn salt
½ tspn ground black pepper
2 tbsp poppy seeds
1 bag coleslaw mix
1 bunch scallions, diced
1 large green apple, cored and julienned
In a large bowl, whisk together apple cider through poppy seeds. I
poured about ½ a cup of the dressing into a small container to set aside
leaving about ½ cup of liquid in the bowl—you’ll want to dress the coleslaw to
taste. Toss in coleslaw mix, apple, and scallion. Cover bowl with saran wrap
and let rest in refrigerator for 1 hour.
This was my second time attending an event at this place, and was my first business event here (the other event was a charity show). Everything at venues in Chicago was perfect, the drinks and food was amazing. Even the coffee was wonderful.
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