Braised, barbequed pulled pork with cider sauce
10
servings30
minutes2
hours300
kcal2
hours30
minutesPulled pork is the perfect summer barbecue dish, with meat so tender that it just falls apart, served on a bed of creamy coleslaw or in a bun. Pork and apple go together like peas and carrots, simply sublime.
Ingredients
2 kg boneless pork shoulder / Boston Butt / pork neck (basically any piece of pork with a lot of fat marbling in it)
2 large onions (red taste better)
8 bay leaves
1 garlic bulb (peeled)
1 tbsp fennel or caraway seeds
4 apples (Bramley, Granny Smith)
3 large carrots
Handful of fresh herb sprigs
500 mL apple cider
100 mL apple cider vinegar
100g treacle sugar (use light brown or demerara)
Splash of water
Directions
- Peel and slice the onions in half. Place into the pressure pot.
- Peel the carrots and roughly chop them into chunks. Place into the pressure pot.
- Wash the apples, core them and cut into 8 wedges. Place into the pressure pot.
- Add the peeled garlic cloves to the pressure pot.
- Add the pork to the pressure pot on top of the vegetables
- Add the cider, apple vinegar, treacle sugar, fennel seeds, herbs and bay leaves on top.
- If the pork is not completely submerged, add some water until the liquid rises 1cm above the pork.
- Close the lid of the pressure pot and cook for about 2 hours.
- Remove from the heat and carefully open the pressure pot (follow the instructions for your pot!).
- Lift the pork out carefully – if done properly it will fall apart so support it with a large slotted spoon and set aside.
- Remove about 1/2 the liquid (reserve for step 14) and check for seasoning, adding sugar, vinegar, salt or pepper as needed.
- Use a blender to blend the remaining liquid with the vegetables.
- Return to the heat and boil down to a thicker sauce, like ketchup. Add some cornstarch mixed with water if in a hurry. Transfer into a bowl as a sauce.
- Shred the pork using 2 forks and add some of the reserved liquid to keep moist (about 4 tbsp).
- Serve and enjoy!
Printable Recipe Card
Want just the essential recipe details without scrolling through the article? Get our printable recipe card with just the ingredients and instructions.