Going Spiritual- Pulled Pork Sandwiches


Recently on a trip to the lake we packed up the cooler with all kinds of good food as we would be miles from nowhere and needed to eat something. We didnt have room for the entire kitchen and we wanted pack-for-punch so we settled on the pork shoulder. It packed the cooler and took room from cold beer and eggs but sometimes you have to make tough decisions.

Ingredients:

Pork shoulder (you have to size this for your Dutch oven/ crock pot so be mindful of this as you purchase your meat. Trying to fit an oversized shoulder will blunt your cleaver. Take my word for it)


Vadalia onion (freshest you can find)
garlic
salt
pepper
2 oranges
thyme and paprika and cumin (if you have a mortar and pestle, heat the cumin seed in a pan and crush into a powder)
White bread sandwich buns
barbecue sauce (we could get into homemade bbq sauces but will address in a subsequent post- easy though, google it)
Pickles (A MUST HAVE)

In a Dutch oven or crock pot place the shoulder fat side up. Roughly dice onions and add to the pot. Mince 3 cloves of garlic. We definitely want garlic at this party. Halve your oranges. and squeeze over the meat. Throw the spent peels in with it. Add 1/2 tbl of each spice or adjust according to taste.Cook at 300 for about 4 hours in the Dutch oven or on high setting if you are kicking off in a crock pot.

When meat is done remove the shoulder, shred with forks, remove the fat and place into a bowl. Pour about half the liquid in the pot into the bowl and mix to give some liquid back to the bowl of heaven you are now staring at. If you have access to a grill we recommend brushing the bread with oil and browning the buns. These are terrific if you have the resources for this. Pile the meat on the bread, top with 5 or 6 pickles and some barbecue sauce. Enjoy.

1 comment:

  1. Y'all are making me hungry. I'm in dire need of some pulled pork sandwiches on the west coast!

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