Slow Cooker Pork Sandwiches w Maple Dijon Slaw
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 8-10 servings
Ingredients
  • For the pork:
  • A 3 ½ to 4 lb pork shoulder butt roast (you may need to get an 8 pounder and freeze half for later use)
  • For the spice mix:
  • 1 Tbsp Kosher salt
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp chipotle powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp black or white pepper
  • 2 Tbsp loosely packed dried rubbed or crushed sage
  • For the cooking liquid/sauce:
  • ½ cup apple cider
  • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp bourbon
  • For the Slaw:
  • 16 oz bag of pre-cut coleslaw
  • 3 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Dry surface of pork roast with paper towels.
  2. Make a slice through the middle of the roast, but don’t go quite all the way through.
  3. Mix the spice mix: Kosher salt through sage.
  4. Rub spice mix all over outer surface and inner cut surface of pork roast.
  5. Fold pork roast back together and place in slow cooker.
  6. Mix apple cider, balsamic vinegar and bourbon and pour around (not on) pork roast.
  7. Cover slow cooker and set heat to low.
  8. Let cook for 8-9 hours until fall apart tender.
  9. Meanwhile mix dressing for slaw: white wine vinegar through black pepper in a large bowl.
  10. Add coleslaw and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least a half hour.
  11. Remove pork from slow cooker to a cutting board and pull apart into shreds with 2 forks.
  12. Pour liquid from slow cooker into a fat separator and reserve cooking liquid discarding fat layer on top. (If you don’t have a fat separator you can pour liquid into a narrower vessel and ladle off the fat on top.)
  13. Pour defatted cooking liquid into a saucepan and boil it down on the stove until about a cup remains.
  14. Mix shredded pork with sauce to coat.
  15. Layer pork and slaw on gluten free buns and chow down!
Recipe by Savory Nature at http://savorynature.com/2015/12/04/slow-cooker-pork-sandwiches-w-maple-dijon-slaw/