Bbq Pork Sandwiches With Sweet-And-Sour Onions And Cucumbers

• For pork rub:
• 1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon course ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon course salt
• 1/2 pound pork tenderloin (about 2 inches thick)
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 kaiser rolls
• For basting sauce:
• 3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• For BBQ sauce:
• 1 teaspoon peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped shallot
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon premium beer (not dark)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sorghum or regular molasses
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon course salt
• For onions and cucumbers:
• 1/4 cucumber
• 1/2 small red onion
• 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Make pork rub:
3. 1. In a small bowl with a fork, stir together all pork rub ingredients until well combined.
4. 2. Pat pork dry and press rub into meat (expect uneven clumping)
5. 3. In a nonstick skillet, heat veg. oil over med-high heat until hot but not smoking and brown pork, turning occasionally, about 5 min.
6. 4. Transfer pork to shallow baking pan and roast in middle of oven until 155F (about 15 minutes)
7. 5. Transfer pork to cutting board, let stand 5 min. Toast rolls in oven.
8. Make basting sauce:
9. 1. While pork is roasting, in a bowl stir together all basting sauce ingredients
10. Make BBQ sauce:
11. 1. While pork is roasting, in a small sauce pan heat peanut oil over med-high heat until hot but not smoking and cook shallot, garlic, red pepper flakes, cumin, and chili powder, stirring 2 minutes.
12. 2. Stir in remaining BBQ sauce ingredients, simmer, stirring, 4 minutes or until slightly thickened.
13. Prepare onions and cucumbers:
14. 1. Peel and seed cucumber and cut enough into 1/4 inch dice to measure 1/4 cup.
15. 2. Thinly slice enough onion to measure 1/4 cup
16. 3. In small bowl, stir together cucumber, onion, vinegar, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.
17. Make Sandwiches:
18. 1. Slice pork an toss with basting sauce.
19. 2. Make sandwiches with rolls, pork, BBQ sauce, and cucumbers

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/bbq-pork-sandwiches-with-sweet-and-sour-onions-and-cucumbers-50052474 (may not work)