Pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw are a combination that has delighted taste buds for generations. The tender, juicy pork is slow-cooked until fall-apart tender, then bathed in a tangy, flavorful sauce and piled high on a soft, fluffy bun. The coleslaw adds a crisp, refreshing counterpoint to the richness of the pork, making this a sandwich that is both satisfying and delicious. Whether you're cooking for a backyard barbecue, potluck, or just a casual family dinner, this classic combination is sure to be a winner.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
TANGY COLESLAW FOR PULLED PORK
This tangy coleslaw is great used as a topping for pulled pork sandwiches.
Provided by Karen Koppy
Categories Salad Coleslaw Recipes No Mayo
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine cabbage and red onion in a large bowl.
- Stir sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, dry mustard, and celery seed together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
- Pour sugar and vinegar mixture over the cabbage and red onion. Toss mixture. Let cool, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.3 g, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 212.2 mg, Sugar 20.2 g
KOREAN PULLED PORK SANDWICH WITH ASIAN SLAW
Provided by Bobby Flay
Categories main-dish
Time 10h30m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 33
Steps:
- For the Korean pulled pork: Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
- Whisk together the soy sauce, gochujang, hoisin, ketchup, vinegar, honey, sesame oil, five-spice powder and pepper until smooth. Rub the pork with the marinade, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
- Prepare the Caja China according to manufacturer's directions. Cook until the pork reaches 190 degrees F, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Remove the pork, place in a baking pan, tent with foil and let the pork rest for 20 minutes. Reserve the juices for the BBQ sauce.
- For the Korean BBQ sauce: Heat the oil in a medium high-sided saute pan. Add the shallots and cook until soft. 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. Remove from the heat, add the vinegar and sesame oil.
- For the Asian slaw: Whisk together the vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and soy sauce until the honey is dissolved. Add the peas, carrots, cabbage and sesame seeds. Toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
- For serving: Using tongs, pull the pork into bite-size bits. Toss with the BBQ sauce. Mound some slaw on the bottoms of the buns. Top with the pork and the top bun.
PULLED-PORK SANDWICHES WITH COLESLAW
Use the tender meat from our Easy Pork Shoulder for these tasty sandwiches.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine cabbage, carrot, vinegar, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Let coleslaw stand 5 minutes. In a small saucepan, combine barbecue sauce and pork. Cook over medium-high until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Serve pork on buns with coleslaw.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 505 g, Fat 19 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 32 g
PULLED PORK SANDWICHES
This recipe takes a good deal of time, but it yields a lot of sandwiches, more than enough for a sloppy, spicy dinner party feast. You'll roast a dry-rubbed pork shoulder in the oven until it's pull-apart tender, 3 or 4 hours that you can spend doing other things while your kitchen fills with the aroma of the cooking meat. Then you'll assemble a quick slaw and simmer a tangy barbecue sauce for about 10 minutes before putting it all out on the table with soft rolls. Serve the combination warm, at any time of the year, for a weekend project well worth an afternoon's work.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories lunch, project, sauces and gravies, main course
Time 6h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- Assemble the spice rub for the pork: In a dry, small skillet over medium-low heat, toast coriander, cumin and peppercorns until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, grind toasted spices into a fine powder. Transfer to a bowl and mix with salt, mustard powder, chile powder and sugar.
- If your roast is tied up, untie it. Massage meat generously with spice rub. If you have time, let meat rest for an hour or two at room temperature, or refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. Place pork in a baking pan and roast for 3 to 4 hours or until meat is pull-apart tender and internal temperature reads 200 degrees on a meat thermometer. Let meat cool for at least 30 minutes before pulling it apart and shredding with your hands or two forks. (This works best when the meat is warm but not hot.)
- Prepare the barbecue sauce: Combine ingredients in a medium pot. Simmer over medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce has deepened in color. Season with more hot sauce if you like. Add two-thirds of the sauce to meat and toss to coat, adding more sauce as needed. (Any leftover sauce will keep for at least 2 weeks in the refrigerator.)
- Make the slaw: Combine cabbage, onion and jalapeño in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Add dressing to cabbage and toss well.
- Serve pulled pork with slaw, buns and hot sauce on the side, letting people assemble their own sandwiches.
NORTH CAROLINA-STYLE PULLED PORK SANDWICHES AND COLESLAW
A pulled pork recipe from the October 2008 issue of "Every Day with Rachael Ray." Looks really good!
Provided by Karabea
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 5h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Mix together the salt, pepper, and paprika; sprinkle all over the pork and rub inches
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a 24-inch-long sheet of heavy duty foil and double wrap the pork.
- Place the pork, skin side up, in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; roast until tender, about 4 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven and carefully unwrap the top of the pork, revealing the skin. Increase the heat to 450 degrees and roast for 20 minutes more.
- Transfer the roast to a large bowl, along with any juices. Using two forks, shred the pork. Add the vinegars, sugar, and hot sauce; toss. Serve on the hamburger buns, topped with coleslaw (recipe follows), if using.
- For the coleslaw: In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegars, sugar, hot sauce, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. Add the cabbage and toss. Let stand for 30 minutes, then toss and serve.
THE BEST SLOW COOKER BBQ PULLED PORK AND COLESLAW SANDWICHES RECIPE
This recipe for Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork sandwiches is SO easy and the crunchy, creamy coleslaw takes it over the top!
Provided by Camille Beckstrand
Categories Main Course
Time 8h30m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Spray slow cooker with a little bit of non-stick cooking spray or olive oil.
- In a small saucepan, mix together seasonings (paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dry mustard) and rub on the outside of the pork roast. Take a larger roast. Place pork roast in slow cooker.
- Pour beef broth around the bottom of the slow cooker (don't pour it directly on the roast or it will rinse off all the seasonings).
- Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours (or high heat for 5-6, but I feel like the pork is more tender if you cook it on low).
- Shred the meat with 2 forks and pour in a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce. Mix all together and serve on a bun with coleslaw.
- To make the coleslaw, combine coleslaw, cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, make dressing by combining mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seed, sugar, salt and pepper. Toss dressing into cabbage mixture and let chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 406 kcal, Carbohydrate 48 g, Protein 24 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 1823 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 22 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PULLED PORK SANDWICH WITH BBQ SAUCE AND COLESLAW
Provided by Amanda Freitag
Categories main-dish
Time 9h45m
Yield 15 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For the BBQ sauce: Combine the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, garlic, cider vinegar, Worcestershire, Cajun seasoning and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until ingredients are completely incorporated. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until the flavors have melded and sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. If not using right away, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
- For the pulled pork: Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
- Spread out the onions and garlic in an even layer in a roasting pan and pour in the chicken stock. Combine the Cajun seasoning and brown sugar in a small bowl. Pat the pork shoulder dry with paper towels and then rub all over with the spice mixture. Set the pork on top of the onions and garlic and cover the roasting pan with foil. Transfer to the oven and cook until the pork is fork tender, 6 to 8 hours.
- Remove the pork to a cutting board to cool. Strain the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and reserve.
- If the pork has a bone, remove and discard it. With two forks, shred the meat into bite-size pieces, discarding any large pieces of fat. Return the shredded meat to the roasting pan. Add 2 cups of the BBQ sauce and a bit of the reserved cooking liquid if too dry.
- For the coleslaw: Combine the red and green cabbage, carrots and red onions in a large bowl. Whisk together the mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, and some salt and pepper in a medium bowl, and then add to the cabbage mixture. Mix well to combine. Taste for seasoning; adjust with more salt, pepper or sugar as needed.
- Serve the pulled pork on buns topped with coleslaw.
PULLED PORK SANDWICHES WITH PICKLED ONION SLAW
This was published in the September 2012 Ladies' Home Journal and I didn't want to lose the recipe! Fast and easy meal, especially when serving a large group of people.
Provided by moose_kristi
Categories Pork
Time 7h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Sprinkle salt over entire pork shoulder and place in a slow-cooker with crushed garlic, cumin seeds and 1/4 cup vinegar. Cover and cook on low heat for 7 hours or high heat for 5 hours. Pork should shred easily and be very tender.
- Meanwhile, make slaw by whisking together remaining 1/4 cup vinegar, sugar and celery seed; toss with onions. Let sit up to 3 hours. Stir in cilantro just before serving.
- Remove pork from juices and cool slightly, then shred and cut into small pieces. Strain juices and pour off fat. Mix 1 cup of the juices with barbeque sauce and hot sauce to serve with pork; discard remaining juices.
- Serve pork on brioche buns piled with onion slaw and drizzled with sauce. Pork can be made a day in advance.
Tips for Making the Best Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Coleslaw:
- Choose the right cut of meat. Pork shoulder (also known as pork butt) is the best cut for pulled pork because it has a lot of marbling, which makes it tender and flavorful.
- Cook the pork low and slow. This will help to tenderize the meat and make it fall apart easily.
- Use a good rub. A rub is a mixture of spices and herbs that is applied to the pork before it is cooked. This will help to add flavor and depth to the meat.
- Smoke the pork. Smoking the pork will give it a delicious smoky flavor. You can use a smoker or a grill with a smoker box.
- Make a tangy coleslaw. Coleslaw is a classic side dish for pulled pork sandwiches. Make a coleslaw with a tangy dressing, such as a vinegar-based dressing or a mayonnaise-based dressing.
- Serve the pulled pork on soft, fluffy buns. The buns should be able to hold up to the weight of the pulled pork and the coleslaw.
Conclusion:
Pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw are a delicious and easy-to-make meal. By following these tips, you can make the best pulled pork sandwiches ever. So, fire up your grill or smoker and get started!
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