Get ready for a taste bud explosion. This pulled pork will wow your guests, family, or whoever share it with. I’m hoping it makes it into your regular rotation!
Typically when I cook pulled pork I go with traditional BBQ recipes. But sometimes you need to mix things up a bit, so enter the Asian Pulled Pork. This meal is full of so many delicious flavors your taste buds will be smiling! As with most bone-in meat dishes, timing is is everything and low and slow is always best. I let mine slow cook all day in my Nesco Slow Cooker and nothing beats the smell when you come home. Here are some tips and details that make this dish a winner:
Pork Shoulder – For starters make sure it is bone-in, it always tastes better. When you trim the fat off make sure to take your time. Don’t feel the need to trim it all, but for sure remove the big chunks. After you coat the pork in the rub, the next important step is the sear. This will lock in the flavor and ensure by the end it becomes pull apart tender and should look like this:
Sides – The next big question you may have is what to pair with this one. We did oven roasted broccoli and white rice. Oven roasted broccoli is one of our new favorite sides to make. Toss in olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder and bake at 425 for 20 minutes. It is flavorful and also doesn’t take away from the main dish.
As you can see from the ingredients list, the meal can easily be made Gluten Free. All you really need to do is swap out the soy sauce for liquid aminos!
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Equipment
- Nesco or Slow Cooker
Ingredients
For the Rub:
- 2 T Sesame Oil
- 1.5 T Ground Ginger
- 1 T Garlic Powder
- 1.5 t Salt
- 1 t Onion Powder
- ¾ t Pepper
- 4 lb Bone-in Pork Shoulder
For Sauce #1:
- ½ C Coconut Milk
- ¾ C Soy Sauce
- ¼ C Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1 T Sriracha
- 1.5 T Starch
For Sauce #2
- 2 C Brown Sugar
- 2 oz Water
- Remaining sauce from slow cook
Instructions
- Trim the fat of your pork shoulder
- Mix all the rub ingredients together and coat all sides of the pork. In a pan with hot oil, sear each side of the meat for 4-5 minutes
- Meanwhile, mix all the sauce ingredients together for sauce #1 in a bowl
- Add the seared pork to a slow cooker, pour over the sauce, cook low and slow for 8-10 hours
- Remove the meat, shred it. Pour any remaining sauce in a pan and add the other ingredients for sauce #2. Simmer for 5-10 minutes then pour over the shredded pork
- Top with sesame seeds and serve with the side of your choice. Enjoy!
