Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel

Bourbon-Mango Pulled Pork

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 11 hr 30 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Inactive: 1 hr
  • Cook: 10 hr 10 min
  • Yield: 12 to 16 servings

Ingredients

Perfectly Spiced Slow Cooker Pork:

Mango-Jalapeno Slaw:

Sauce:

Directions

  1. For the slow cooker pork: Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top.  Sprinkle the pork evenly with the cumin, garlic powder, salt, cinnamon, coriander and oregano. Pour 2 cups water around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture. Cover and cook on low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 8 to 10 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 4 to 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from the slow cooker and shred with two forks. Use the cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat. 
  2. For the mango-jalapeno slaw: Toss together the cilantro, lime juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, mangoes, jalapenos, cabbage, onions and sprinkle of salt gently and marinate in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour. 
  3. For the sauce: Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the mangoes. Using a potato masher, smash the mangoes into a thick chunky paste and cook until the mangoes have reduced and darkened slightly, about 5 minutes. 
  4. Add the whiskey, honey and chipotle powder and stir to blend. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, allowing the alcohol in the bourbon to cook off. Stir in the barbeque sauce and remove from the heat. 
  5. Gently stir the pork into the mango barbeque sauce, taking care not to break up the tender pork too much. It's desirable for each sandwich to have some chunks of meat that are identifiable as pork. Heat the pork until warmed through. Top the pork with the Mango-Jalapeno Slaw and dig in!

Cook’s Note

At Lizzie's we served the pork on toasted soft hamburger buns, but chewy bakery-style rolls are good, too.