Pulled Pork Sandwich with Red Cabbage and Carrot Slaw

Pork shoulder is slow cooked and served on a whole wheat roll with tangy red cabbage and carrot slaw.
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 8 hr
- Total: 8 hr 30 min
- Servings: 8
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Medium
Dietary
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
- Low-Fat
- Low-Sugar
- Low-Saturated-Fat
- Low-Cholesterol
- Low-Calorie
Tags
- slow cooker
- comfort food
- spicy
- tangy
Ingredients
- 1.5 pound boneless pork roast
- 1.5 cup cider vinegar
- 1.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (crushed)
- 0.75 teaspoon salt
- 8 whole wheat dinner rolls
- 1 head red cabbage (shredded)
- 2 carrots (shredded)
- 0.25 cup canola oil
- 0.25 cup vinegar
Instructions
- Pulled Pork: Put everything in the slow cooker and turn the heat to medium.
- Cook, undisturbed, for 8 hours or until it is fork-tender (about 190 °F with a meat thermometer).
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker but keep the liquid.
- While still hot, use two forks to shred the meat.
- Remove any fat found between the shreds.
- Skim as much fat as possible from the liquid in the slow cooker.
- Add about 1 cup of the cooking liquid to the shredded pork.
- Red Cabbage and Carrot Slaw: Put the shredded cabbage and carrots in a bowl.
- Mix the canola oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and stir well.
- Add the dressing to the cabbage mixture and coat thoroughly.
- Add 1/2 cup of pulled pork to each roll or bun and top with 1/2 cup cabbage and carrot slaw.
- Serve right away.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 311
- Protein: 17 g
- Carbohydrates: 29.8 g
- Fat: 13.2 g
- Fiber: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 508 mg
- Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
- Sugar: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg