Slow Cooker BBQ Apple Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Apple Carrot Slaw
These slow cooker BBQ apple pulled pork sandwiches are topped with a sage apple carrot raisin slaw. All the flavors of fall explode in your mouth with each bite.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
For the Pork:
- 4-5 pound bone-in pork shoulder
- 2 apples peeled and chopped
- 1 large yellow onion sliced
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- salt and pepper
- 6 sandwich buns
For the Apple Carrot Slaw:
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped sage
- 1 carrot grated
- 1/2 apple cut into matchsticks
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
Instructions
- Place the apples and onions in the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Place the pork on top of the apples and onions and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Add the cumin, cinnamon and BBQ sauce to the slow cooker on top of the pork, cover and cook on high for 6 hours until the pork is falling off the bone.
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred the meat using two forks. Place the pulled pork back in the slow cooker and toss with the apples, onions and accumulated juices.
- Make the apple carrot slaw by whisking together the mayonnaise, yogurt, honey mustard, salt, pepper and rice vinegar in a medium bowl.
- Add the sage, carrots, apples and raisins to the bowl and toss to coat in the dressing.
- Pile the pork on a bun and top with slaw.
Nutrition
Serving: 1SERVING | Calories: 1080kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 71g | Fat: 67g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 37g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 717mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 19g