Korean Pulled Pork Sandwich With Asian Slaw

Serves: 3

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

53

Sweetness

64

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Hoisin Sauce

1 cup

Ketchup

1 cup

Rice Vinegar

2 tbsps

Clover Honey

2 tbsps

Canola Oil

1 tbsp

Honey

2 tbsps

Light Soy Sauce

Directions:

1

For the Korean pulled pork: Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking

2

Whisk together the soy sauce, gochujang, hoisin, ketchup, vinegar, honey, sesame oil, five-spice powder and pepper until smooth

3

Rub the pork with the marinade, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours

4

Prepare the Caja China according to manufacturer's directions

5

Cook until the pork reaches 190 degrees F, 3 to 3 1/2 hours

6

Remove the pork, place in a baking pan, tent with foil and let the pork rest for 20 minutes

7

Reserve the juices for the BBQ sauce

8

For the Korean BBQ sauce: Heat the oil in a medium high-sided saute pan

9

Add the shallots and cook until soft

10

Whisk in the reserved juices from the pork, the chicken stock, ketchup, gochujang, honey, soy sauce and five-spice powder and cook until slightly reduced

11

Remove from the heat, add the vinegar and sesame oil

12

For the Asian slaw: Whisk together the vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and soy sauce until the honey is dissolved

13

Add the peas, carrots, cabbage and sesame seeds

14

Toss to combine; season with salt and pepper

15

Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour

16

For serving: Using tongs, pull the pork into bite-size bits

17

Toss with the BBQ sauce

18

Mound some slaw on the bottoms of the buns

19

Top with the pork and the top bun