Best 10 Tangy Pulled Pork Recipes

TANGY COLESLAW FOR PULLED PORK

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.

TANGY PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut the tenderloin in half; place in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and pepper; pour over pork. , Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat; shred with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on toasted rolls or buns, with coleslaw if desired.

SWEET & TANGY PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients. Place roast in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker; top with preserves mixture. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours. , Remove pork from slow cooker. Skim fat from cooking juices. Shred pork with 2 forks; return to slow cooker and heat through. If desired, serve on buns.

SWEET AND TANGY PULLED PORK IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, chili powder, and pepper until blended; cook until garlic has softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add steak sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Stir and bring to a light boil.
• Put pork tenderloin into a slow cooker and pour the sauce on top. Cook until the pork falls apart when touched with a fork, 5 to 6 hours on High or 10 to 12 hours on Low.
• Place pork on a plate and shred it using 2 forks. Put the pork back in the sauce until ready to serve.

INDOOR PULLED PORK WITH SWEET AND TANGY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE PORK: Dissolve 1 cup salt, 1/2 cup sugar, and 3 tablespoons liquid smoke in 4 quarts cold water in large container. Submerge pork in brine, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours. 2. While pork brines, combine mustard and remaining 2 teaspoons liquid smoke in small bowl; set aside. Combine black pepper, paprika, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and cayenne in second small bowl; set aside. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. 3. Remove pork from brine and dry thoroughly with paper towels. Rub mustard mixture over entire surface of each piece of pork. Sprinkle entire surface of each piece with spice mixture. Place pork on wire rack set inside foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Place piece of parchment paper over pork, then cover with sheet of aluminum foil, sealing edges to prevent moisture from escaping. Roast pork for 3 hours. 4. Remove pork from oven; remove and discard foil and parchment. Carefully pour off liquid in bottom of baking sheet into fat separator and reserve for sauce. Return pork to oven and cook, uncovered, until well browned, tender, and internal temperature registers 200 degrees on instant-read thermometer, about 1½ hours. Transfer pork to serving dish, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes. 5. FOR THE SAUCE: While pork rests, pour 1/2 cup of defatted cooking liquid from fat separator into medium bowl; whisk in sauce ingredients. 6. TO SERVE: Using 2 forks, shred pork into bite-sized pieces. Toss with 1 cup sauce and season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

TANGY SOUTHERN PULLED PORK SLIDERS

Steps:

• Set an oven rack in the lowest position and preheat the oven to 300°F. Combine the paprika, brown sugar, garlic powder, mustard powder, onion powder and 2 tablespoons salt in a small bowl. Evenly rub half the spice mixture over the pork in a large bowl. Set the remaining spice mixture aside. Place the pork skin-side up in a large Food Network 5.5-qt Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven or roasting pan. Roast, covered, until the meat is falling apart and easily pulls away from the bone, 4 to 5 hours. Let the pork rest, covered, for 30 minutes. Shred the pork using 2 forks and mix with the juices in the bottom of the pot. Bring the cider vinegar to a simmer in a small pot over medium heat and add the reserved spice mixture. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute, then pour over the pork. Mix well to combine. Serve the warm pulled pork on the buns with the coleslaw.

INDOOR PULLED PORK WITH SWEET AND TANGY BARBECUE SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE PORK: Dissolve 1 cup salt, 1/2 cup sugar, and 3 tablespoons liquid smoke in 4 quarts cold water in large container. Submerge pork in brine, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours. 2. While pork brines, combine mustard and remaining 2 teaspoons liquid smoke in small bowl; set aside. Combine black pepper, paprika, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and cayenne in second small bowl; set aside. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. 3. Remove pork from brine and dry thoroughly with paper towels. Rub mustard mixture over entire surface of each piece of pork. Sprinkle entire surface of each piece with spice mixture. Place pork on wire rack set inside foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Place piece of parchment paper over pork, then cover with sheet of aluminum foil, sealing edges to prevent moisture from escaping. Roast pork for 3 hours. 4. Remove pork from oven; remove and discard foil and parchment. Carefully pour off liquid in bottom of baking sheet into fat separator and reserve for sauce. Return pork to oven and cook, uncovered, until well browned, tender, and internal temperature registers 200 degrees on instant-read thermometer, about 1 hours. Transfer pork to serving dish, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes. 5. FOR THE SAUCE: While pork rests, pour 1/2 cup of defatted cooking liquid from fat separator into medium bowl; whisk in sauce ingredients. 6. TO SERVE: Using 2 forks, shred pork into bite-sized pieces. Toss with 1 cup sauce and season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately. TECHNIQUE Cutting Pork Butt in Half Halving the pork increases its surface area, which creates more flavorful bark. Holding your knife parallel to the cutting board, press one hand flat against the top of the pork butt while cutting horizontally. STEP-BY-STEP Adding Smoke Flavor (Without a Fire) 1. SOAK IN SMOKE Adding liquid smoke to brine draws smoky flavor deep into meat. 2. RUB WITH SMOKE Rubbing pork with more liquid smoke gives bark pronounced smoky flavor. 3. SPICE IT UP Adding smoked paprika to dry rub brings additional smokiness and helps bark develop its color.

TANGY PULLED PORK

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, melt butter.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Add the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Add roast.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 hours or until meat is very tender.
• Remove meat; shred with two forks.
• Skim off fat from cooking juices, return meat to juices and heat through.
• Serve with a slotted spoon on buns.

SWEET AND TANGY PORK ("PULLED BBQ PORK") CROCKPOT RECIPE

Steps:

• Spread onion over bottom of 5-6qt crock-pot. Place pork roast on top of the onion(sometimes I like to spray the pot with Pam first, but it isn't nessessary). In medium size bowl, stir together ketchup, chili sauce, 1/2 cup apple juice, honey, vinegar, Wor. sauce, garlic,and pepper flakes- stir until well blended and pour evenly over pork. Cover and cook: high for 5-6hrs OR low for 10-11 hrs until pork is fork tender. Remove pork from pot and cover to keep warm. Stir together remaining 1/2 Cup apple juice and cornstarch in small cup till well blended and pour into sauce in crock pot. Stir well. Cover Pot and cook on high for 15 min or until thickened. NOW, you can either: Slice pork into thin slices and spoon sauce over top, OR shred pork using two forks(removing fat and bones) and place back in sauce, stir and serve on buns. (We top with shredded mozzarella cheese too!) I like to serve cole slaw on the side with this.

BBQ PULLED PORK SLIDERS WITH TANGY CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• 1. For The Pulled Pork: Preheat oven to 450 F. Pull the pork from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Rinse and then pat dry with paper towels. Season pork with salt, and pepper. Rub with 1-2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and place in a roasting pan; roast for 1 hour. Reduce the oven temp to 350 degrees F and continue to cook for 3½ to 4 hours, or until the meat is very tender. Remove from oven and cool for 30 minutes. Using 2 forks, pull the meat into small pieces. Discard any fat you find. Reserve a table spoon of the pork drippings for the Tangy Warm Cabbage Slaw.
• 2. For The Tangy Warm Cabbage Slaw: In a mixing bowl, toss cabbage, onion, carrots, green onions and celery seeds. In saucepan, combine vinegar, dijon, sugar, salt, and bacon drippings. Bring just to a simmer. Pour over cabbage and toss well. Serve warm. Garnish with more green onions to make it beautiful!
• 3. For The Sweet & Tangy BBQ Sauce : (This makes about 16 ounces. You may want to double the recipe.) While the pork is roasting, combine the vinegar, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium heat. Take it off the heat an let it sit until you're ready for it. Remove the smashed garlic cloves from the sauce. Then pour the BBQ sauce over the pulled pork, gently folding it together