Slow Cooker Cherry Chipotle Pulled Pork with Cilantro Lime Slaw

200

By SockMonkeySlippers

Prep Time:

20m

Bake/Cook Time:

4m - 8m

Yield:

8 - 10 servings

Plan for:

8 hours on low or 4 hours on high

This delicious sweet and spicy pulled pork is fall-apart tender. The combination of sweet cherries and dark brown sugar blended with earthy and spicy chipotle peppers bring this recipe to a new mouthwatering level.

Esta deliciosa carne deshebrada de cerdo dulce y picante es muy tierna. La combinación de las cerezas dulces y el azúcar morena oscura mezcladas con los chiles chipotle terrosos y picantes llevará esta receta a otro nivel de delicia.

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Products Used

1 lb. Dark Brown Sugar Box

Ingredients

Cherry Chipotle Pulled Pork
3 pound boneless pork shoulder roast
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup Dixie Crystals Dark Brown Sugar
2 chipotle peppers packed in adobo sauce
3 tablespoons adobo sauce, from chipotle pepper can
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup dried sweet cherries
2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
Sandwich or slider buns
Cilantro Lime Slaw
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
12 ounces packaged coleslaw

Directions

Rub pork shoulder evenly with salt and pepper. In a large sauté pan, heat oil over high heat. Place pork shoulder roast in sauté pan and sear each side until browned, about 3 minutes a side. Once roast is browned place it in slow cooker.
In a bowl, stir to combine ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, and cinnamon. Pour over pork roast and add cherries and garlic to slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
To create Cilantro Lime Slaw, whisk to combine canola oil, white wine vinegar, cilantro, lime juice, mayonnaise, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add coleslaw and toss to evenly coat coleslaw with dressing.
When pork shoulder roast is finished cooking and is fork tender, remove roast from slow cooker and place on a cutting board. With a fork, pull roast until shredded. Return pulled pork to slow cooker and stir to coat with remaining cooking juices.
Serve alone or on sandwich or slider buns topped with slaw.

Dixie Crystals Insight

Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals by Meredith Steele @InSockMonkeySlippers.

Rate & Review

Sweetalk member

May 03, 2019

LOVE this recipe. I make this as tacos and add green apple and jalapeno to the slaw. So many people have asked me about this recipe. It is sooooo delicious!

jtkmsk

Jan 23, 2014

Are you suppose to use Apple Cider and Apple Cider Vinegar or just Apple Cider Vinegar?

JulieB

Jul 15, 2013

This was wonderful! Simple but impressive! Will make this again and again!

Guisado de Carne Deshebrada de Cerdo con Cerezas y Chiles Chipotle y Ensalada de Repollo con Cilantr

200

Por SockMonkeySlippers

Tiempo de preparación:

20m

Tiempo de cocción / cocción:

4m - 8m

Rendimiento:

8 - 10 porciones

Plan para:

8 horas a fuego lento o 4 horas a fuego alto

Clasificación:

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