Slow cooker Asian pulled pork with ginger, five spice and coleslaw
You just can't go wrong with this meal (unless you switch the slow cooker off 3 hours early to whip cream). This was my second time of making it and it was perfectly cooked. Wonderfully tender meat which did pull apart, with gorgeous juices to pour over it, served in a brioche bun with sweet potato fries and coleslaw. And hopefully there's plenty left over for sandwiches for the next few days.
I made a simpler version of coleslaw with cabbage, carrots, red onion and mayonnaise.
The recipe is from 'How to be a better cook', by Lorraine Pascale.
The recipe is from 'How to be a better cook', by Lorraine Pascale.
Ingredients
Serves 10-12
ASIAN PULLED PORK
5 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp mild or hot chilli powder
3 tbsp five-spice powder
2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
3kg boneless pork shoulder, rind removed
ASIAN PULLED PORK
5 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp mild or hot chilli powder
3 tbsp five-spice powder
2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
3kg boneless pork shoulder, rind removed
SPICY SLAW
3 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
½ red cabbage, very finely sliced
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 large carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
2 red chillies, deseeded for less heat if preferred, finely chopped (optional)
Large handful of fresh coriander leaves (optional)
Freshly ground black pepper
TO SERVE
10-12 buns, split open and toasted
Method
Place the soy sauce, chilli powder, five-spice, sugar, garlic and ginger in a large slow cooker and mix together well to give a sloppy paste.
Sit the pork shoulder in and, getting your hands in, massage the spice mixture well all over the pork.
Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 8–10 hours or until the meat is so tender you can shred it with a fork.
Close to serving time, make the slaw. Mix the sesame oil and soy sauce together in a large bowl. Toss the cabbage, onion, carrot, chilli (optional) and coriander, if using, through until well mixed. Season to taste with pepper.
Once the pork is ready, shred it with a fork and serve. It is delicious piled into toasted sesame buns with the spicy slaw.
If you would like to serve it with a sauce, then bubble the cooking juices in a large wide pan on a high heat for 10–15 minutes until reduced and thickened slightly. Season to taste with pepper.
10-12 buns, split open and toasted
Method
Place the soy sauce, chilli powder, five-spice, sugar, garlic and ginger in a large slow cooker and mix together well to give a sloppy paste.
Sit the pork shoulder in and, getting your hands in, massage the spice mixture well all over the pork.
Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 8–10 hours or until the meat is so tender you can shred it with a fork.
Close to serving time, make the slaw. Mix the sesame oil and soy sauce together in a large bowl. Toss the cabbage, onion, carrot, chilli (optional) and coriander, if using, through until well mixed. Season to taste with pepper.
Once the pork is ready, shred it with a fork and serve. It is delicious piled into toasted sesame buns with the spicy slaw.
If you would like to serve it with a sauce, then bubble the cooking juices in a large wide pan on a high heat for 10–15 minutes until reduced and thickened slightly. Season to taste with pepper.
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