Best 8 Pulled Pork Sandwiches With Coleslaw Recipes

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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



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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

1 head cabbage, finely shredded
1 red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
1 cup white sugar
1 cup white vinegar
⅔ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon celery seed

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



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Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Time 10h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 33

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons gochujang (or more if you want it spicier)
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons clover honey
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
5 pound pork butt, trimmed of excess fat
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 shallots, finely diced
1 cup low sodium chicken stock
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons gochujang
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey (or sugar)
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
4 ounces snow peas, julienned
1 large carrot, julienned
1/2 head Napa cabbage, finely shredded
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Soft sesame hamburger buns

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



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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

2 cups shredded green cabbage (from 1/2 small head)
1 carrot, cut into strips using a vegetable peeler
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper
3/4 cup homemade or store-bought barbecue sauce
2 cups Easy Pork Shoulder
4 hamburger buns

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



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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

1 1/2 teaspoons whole coriander seed
1 1/2 teaspoons whole cumin seed
1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns
2 1/4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
1 1/2 teaspoons chile powder
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder
Hamburger or brioche buns, for serving
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
2 garlic cloves, minced or grated
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons sweet or hot paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
Pinch of cayenne
Dash of hot sauce, more to taste
1 small head green cabbage, outer leaves removed, shredded (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 large jalapeño, seeded if desired, thinly sliced
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
Black pepper

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



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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

3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons pepper
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 (5 lb) boneless pork shoulder
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup distilled white vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
8 hamburger buns, split
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (2 3/4 lb) green cabbage, cored and shredded

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



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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

3 Tablespoons paprika
1½ Tablespoons salt
1½ Tablespoons pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
4 pound pork shoulder butt roast (boneless or bone in)
1 cup beef broth
18 ounces BBQ Sauce (1 bottle)
12 hamburger buns
5 cups shredded coleslaw mix ((from the produce section))
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup light mayonnaise
¼ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed
3 Tablespoons sugar ((more or less depending on how sweet you prefer))
salt and pepper, to taste

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



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Provided by Amanda Freitag

Categories     main-dish

Time 9h45m

Yield 15 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 23

1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup yellow mustard
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
4 medium cloves garlic, crushed
2 cup chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
One 4 1/2- to 5-pound boneless or bone-in pork shoulder (also known as pork
butt), twine or netting removed
1/2 head green cabbage, finely shredded
1/2 head red cabbage, finely shredded
2 large carrots, finely shredded
1/2 red onion, finely sliced
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
15 soft hamburger buns

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



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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

1 tablespoon kosher salt
4 lbs boneless pork shoulder, excess fat trimmed
5 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, divided
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 1/2 large red onions, thinly sliced root to tip
1/2 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup barbecue sauce
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce or 2 teaspoons hot sauce
8 brioche bread or 8 hamburger buns

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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