Dirty South Korean Pulled Pork Sandwich Recipes

Steps:

• For the Korean pulled pork: Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
• Whisk together the soy sauce, gochujang, hoisin, ketchup, vinegar, honey, sesame oil, five-spice powder and pepper until smooth. Rub the pork with the marinade, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Prepare the Caja China according to manufacturer's directions. Cook until the pork reaches 190 degrees F, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Remove the pork, place in a baking pan, tent with foil and let the pork rest for 20 minutes. Reserve the juices for the BBQ sauce.
• For the Korean BBQ sauce: Heat the oil in a medium high-sided saute pan. Add the shallots and cook until soft. Whisk in the reserved juices from the pork, the chicken stock, ketchup, gochujang, honey, soy sauce and five-spice powder and cook until slightly reduced. Remove from the heat, add the vinegar and sesame oil.
• For the Asian slaw: Whisk together the vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and soy sauce until the honey is dissolved. Add the peas, carrots, cabbage and sesame seeds. Toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
• For serving: Using tongs, pull the pork into bite-size bits. Toss with the BBQ sauce. Mound some slaw on the bottoms of the buns. Top with the pork and the top bun.

Steps:

• Using 1/2 a cup or more pork spice blend rub generously over the entire pork butt. Cover and place under refrigeration for 4 to 6 hours to marinate.
• According to your smoker's manufacturer's instructions, smoke pork butts fat side up at 225 degrees F for 12 hours using hickory wood.
• Remove the cooked pork butts from smoker and allow to rest for 25 minutes. Once cool enough to handle using your hands pull pork apart removing any layers of fat or connective tissue.
• Mix all ingredients by hand.

Steps:

• Whisk together first 8 ingredients. Place roast in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Pour soy sauce mixture over top. Cook, covered, on low until pork is tender, 8-10 hours. , About 1 hour before serving, mix first 5 slaw ingredients until blended. Place coleslaw mix in a large bowl; toss with dressing and, if desired, sesame seeds. Refrigerate, covered, until serving., Remove roast; skim fat from cooking juices. Shred pork with 2 forks; return to slow cooker and heat through. Serve in tortillas with slaw. If desired, serve with green onions and additional chili sauce. Freeze option: Freeze cooled pork mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water or broth if necessary.

Steps:

• Heat the canola oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and let sizzle for 1 minute. Add the gochujang, soy sauce, honey, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, and 2 teaspoons sesame oil. Stir and bring to a simmer, then add the Kroger® Hardwood Smoked Pulled Pork and toss to coat. Cover and cook until the pork is heated through, 5-6 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the cabbage and shredded carrots. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons rice vinegar and 1 tablespoon sesame oil over the vegetables. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and toss to coat.
• Assemble the sandwiches: Divide the pork between the bottom brioche buns. Top each with the cabbage slaw, a couple sprigs of cilantro, and a couple slices of jalapeño. Finish with the top buns.
• Enjoy!