Instructions

Pulled Pork Sandwich w/Coleslaw & Caramelized Onion

Turn crockpot to High heat.  Spray with cooking spray.

Peel and slice 1 Onion and add it to the bottom of the crockpot.  Peel and cut garlic in 1/2 and add to crockpot.  Place Pork into crockpot (fat side facing up).  Cut small slits into fat and place the whole cloves into the slits.  Season pork with S&P.  Pour water into crockpot (just enough to cover pork).

• Cook on High for approx. 5-6 hours
• Cook on Low for approx. 8-10 hours

Pork Seasoned w/Whole Cloves

Caramelizing the Onion:  Within the last hour of cooking the pork, caramelize the 2nd onion.  Peel and slice the onion.  Add the oil and butter to a saute pan on the stove, over medium high heat.  Add the onion and saute.  Caramelizing onions can take approx. 30-40 minutes.  Turn heat to medium-low about 1/2 way through cooking the onions to avoid burning.  You can add a splash of the juices (from crockpot) to the onions if they start to stick to pan.

After pork has cook for about 5 to 5.5 hours (on high heat), remove from crockpot.  If cooking on Low heat then pull the pork out around 8.5 hours.  Reserve about 1 Cup of the juice from crockpot (without the onions).  Discard the water/onions/garlic from crockpot.  Shred the pork, and discard the fat.  Return the shredded pork to the crockpot.  Add a small amount (about 1/3 cup) of the reserved juices to the pork and mix well.  Add the BBQ sauce to the pork and mix together (you can add as much or as little BBQ sauce as you like).  Add the caramelized onion to the pork (if you want to mix it all together) or you can leave the onions separate and just add to top of sandwich if you like (in this recipe I added the onions to the top of our sandwich since my kids didn’t want onions in their pork).  Cook the shredded pork for about another 30 minutes.  In this last 30 minutes you can cook your fries.

Sweet Potatoes w/dipping sauce:  if using store bought fries, cook according to package.  If using whole sweet potato, peel and cut into long strips (try to cut fries about the same size for even cooking).  Spray a baking sheet w/cooking spray and lay potatoes in a single layer onto baking sheet (if you have a lot of fries you can use 2 baking sheets to avoid getting a soggy fry).  Bake in a 425 Degree oven for approx.  25-30 minutes (turning pan and flipping potatoes over about 1/2 way through). Remove fries from oven and season with S&P immediately while they are still hot.  Serve with a side of the dipping sauce (for the sauce, just whisk together the mayo, mustard and syrup).

Sweet Potato Fries w/Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

To Plate:  cut a roll in 1/2.  You can toast the roll or leave soft (if they are thick & sturdy enough; I did not toast our rolls in this recipe).  Place some pork onto the bottom of the roll.  Top with the caramelized onion (if you kept them separate) and then top with some homemade coleslaw.   We served with a side of sweet potato fries w/dipping sauce.

Click here to get my homemade coleslaw recipe:  Coleslaw Recipe