Sticky Pulled Pork Sandwiches
- 2 1/4 lbs pork belly
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 None onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup water or stock
- 1/2 cup smoky barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 8 None small dinner rolls, split
- None None Shredded cheese, to serve
- None None Sliced tomato, to serve
- None None Pickles, to serve
- Score skin and underside of pork at 1/2 inch intervals, to 1/2 inch depth.
- In a small bowl, combine spices. Rub evenly over pork to coat. Season to taste. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a medium, heavy-based saucepan on high. Saute onion 1-2 minutes. Add pork skin side down, and cook 3-4 minutes. Turn and cook 2-3 minutes, until browned all over. Remove.
- Add water, barbecue sauce, vinegar and sugar to same saucepan. stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring to a boil. reduce heat to low. Return pork to pan, turning to coat in sauce.
- Cover with a cartouche (parchment paper cut to fit inside saucepan) directly over pork, to retain moisture; cover with saucepan lid. Simmer gently 1 1/2 hours, until meat is very tender and falls apart easily.
- Remove pork from sauce and use 2 forks to roughly shred. Set aside.
- Increase heat to high and bring liquid to a rapid simmer. Simmer uncovered for 8-10 minutes, until reduced by two thirds.
- Fill dinner rolls with cheese, tomato slices, shredded pork, reduced sauce and pickles. Serve immediately.
pork belly, paprika, ground coriander, cinnamon, sunflower oil, onion, water, barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, dinner rolls, shredded cheese, tomato, pickles
Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/25436 (may not work)