{RECIPE} Pulled Pork Sandwich with Spicy Asian Slaw (2024)

FAQs

What can I add to pulled pork to make it less spicy? ›

Adding something sweet to a too-spicy dish is another great way to reduce spiciness. A sprinkle of sugar or honey should do the trick. Or add a touch of sweet ketchup. If it's a tomato-based sauce, stir in a little more tomato sauce and maybe a touch of sugar.

Adding pulled pork sandwich toppings like coleslaw, cheese, or even international options like kimchi is a great way to make a simple dish a memorable one to share with family and friends.

The bread you choose for your pulled pork sandwich is almost as important as the meat itself. A soft, yet sturdy bun is ideal, as it will hold up well under the weight of the juicy, saucy pork without becoming soggy. Popular choices include hamburger buns, brioche buns, and potato rolls.

Cumin is a favourite in curries, but it also works incredibly well with pork. It is a go-to savoury spice for a reason: its distinct, earthy flavour. You wouldn't necessarily just season pork with cumin, but mixing it with other seasonings like ginger and lime can enhance the flavour significantly.

Transfer everything to a large slow cooker and add a splash of liquid — water is great, but so is broth, apple juice, or beer if you have them handy.

Add your favorite toppings like sweet pineapple, pickled onions, some cilantro, or a squeeze of lime. Get the Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos recipe.

The best toppings for your pulled pork sandwich

You can serve up your slow cooker pulled pork as the classic sandwich or make them into tacos. Mix your favorite barbecue sauce in with the shredded meat or serve it on the side.

The heavenly triumvirate of salt, sugar and paprika gives you a subtle flavour that allows the pork to sing with its own pure flavour, and for you to get more creative with your serving sauces.

After you've pulled your pork butt, drizzle over the meat and combine. The vinegar adds contrast to the smoky flavor and cuts through the fat in the meat.

Why add soda to pulled pork? ›

Typically, when you make pulled pork, you'll cook it in barbeque sauce or another acidic ingredient like vinegar, citrus, or Worcestershire sauce, which work to tenderize the pork. Now think about soda like any other marinade, working to help break down the meat for pull-apart results.

Skim the fat off the top of the cooking liquid. For more moist and flavorful pulled pork, you can mix some of the cooking liquid back into the pork. Start with a little, mix, then add more until the pork is as wet or dry as you like. Alternatively, for barbecue pulled pork, you can mix in barbecue sauce.

Rich, creamy cheeses work well. We like to use an extra sharp cheddar that holds up to the pork flavor or we sometimes will use a Jack cheese or mozzarella that adds stringy, gooey, delicious texture and flavor. And by the way, we have totally used that weird canned nacho cheese, too.

One pound of pulled pork will make between 3-5 sandwiches, depending on how thick you like your sandwiches. This pulled pork sandwich recipe calls for 8 pounds of pulled pork and will make somewhere between 24 – 40 sandwiches. It's a fantastic way to feed a large crowd!

Balancing it with an acid can help neutralize the molecule's activity. This means drinking or eating something acidic — such as lemonade, limeade, orange juice or a tomato-based food item or drink — may also help cool your mouth down. (Milk is also acidic, by the way.) DO down some carbs.

No matter the cooking method, the key to delicious, flavorful Texas-style pulled pork is a delicious pepper-forward rub with coarse salt and black pepper. These coarse spices really stick to the pork and give it that signature Texas dry rub flavor.