Tom Kerridges toasted ale pulled pork sandwich recipe

• 1 onion, sliced
• 500 ml (17.6fl oz) dark ale
• 2 tbsp muscovado sugar
• 2 tbsp malt extract
• 3 bay leaves
• 400 g (14.1oz) pulled pork
• 6 tbsp mayonnaise
• 2 tsp cracked black pepper
• 8 slices of dark rye bloomer, fairly thick
• 80 ml (2.8fl oz) clarified butter
• 200 g (7.1oz) sauerkraut
• 8 Swiss cheese
• 400 ml (14.1fl oz) pork or chicken stock

1. In a pan add a little oil and sliced onion.
2. Sweat down the onions until they start to caramelise then add beer, sugar, malt extract, stock and bay leaves.
3. Reduce the stock by half then remove the bay leaves.
4. Add the pulled pork and simmer for 30 minutes to on take all the flavour from the beer stock.
5. While this is happening, pre-heat your sandwich toaster and make the mayonnaise.
6. In a bowl mix the mayo with the black pepper.
7. On a chopping board, lay out the eight slices of bread and brush them all with the clarified butter.
8. Then turn them over and spread the mayonnaise onto each slice.
9. Spoon on the pulled pork mixture to four of the slices, then top with sauerkraut and sliced cheese.
10. Cover with the other slice of bread, butter slide up and put two sandwiches at a time into your sandwich toaster.
11. Toast for 4 minutes until the cheese starts to melt and the toast is crisp.

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Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/47079/tom-kerridges-toasted-ale-pulled-pork-sandwich-recipe (may not work)