Pulled Pork Bowl (Pulled Pork And Sides)

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Pulled Pork Bowl (Pulled Pork And Sides)

This pulled pork and sides is made as a pulled pork rice bowl and it is a great and tasty way to make pulled pork that you cook in your slow cooker.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

time to slow cook pork4

Total Time4 45

Servings: servings

Author: Melissa Oleary

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Pulled Pork

1 pork butt roast 4-5 lbs no bone
2 chipotle chilis you can find these in cans in the international section of your grocery store
1 fresh avocado sliced
1 tablespoon of cumin
1 lime
2 teaspoon of paprika
2 teaspoon of brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and more to taste
1 teaspoon of oregano
Water for your roast The water in your slow cooker should come up to the middle of the roast (½ way up)

Pulled Pork Side Dishes

Rice

1 ¾ cup of water for the rice
1 cup of uncooked basmati rice
2 teaspoon of kosher salt
1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil

Instructions

Pulled Pork

Place your pork roast in a slow cooker and add your chipotle chili, your oregano, salt, pepper, cumin and paprika over top.
1 pork butt roast, 2 chipotle chilis, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and more to taste, 1 tablespoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of oregano, 2 teaspoon of paprika
Now add about 1 cup or so of water just to come up a little on the sides of your roast and then cover and cook for about 4-6 hours on low heat or until the roast is easy to shred with a fork.
Water for your roast
Once your roast is fully cooked, remove it from the slow cooker and place on a sheet pan to cool and cover with aluminum foil.
Do not discard your cooking liquid yet since we will use it in a bit.
Once cooled, remove any fatty layers and discard and then begin to shred your pork by tearing it with 2 forks.
Once you have shredded all of the pork, add about 3-4 tablespoon of your cooking liquid and drizzle that over your pork making sure to coat all the pork a little bit.
Now sprinkle your brown sugar evenly over the pork and set aside.
2 teaspoon of brown sugar
Start to slice your avocado and place in a bowl and then squeeze your lime over top to prevent browning and set aside.

Pulled Pork Sides

Make your black beans and coleslaw (recipe above)
To make the rice: In a medium pot over hight heat add your butter or olive oil and then add your rice.
1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil, 1 cup of uncooked basmati rice
Mix your rice around well to coat it in your oil for about 2 minutes.
Now add your water and bring to a boil.
1 ¾ cup of water for the rice
Once the water comes to a boil, add your salt, stir and add your lid and lower the heat to low.
2 teaspoon of kosher salt
Cook rice until it is ready (no more water is left), about 5-8 minutes.

Crisping up the Pork

Pre-heat the broiler
Place your pork under the broiler to crisp up, about 2-3 minutes. Once ready, remove from the oven and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

To Assemble The Rice Bowls

Place 1 cup of cooked rice in a bowl
Add ½ cup of cumin lime slaw
Add ½ cup of almost from scratch black beans
Add any other toppings like avocado or salsa
1 fresh avocado sliced, 1 lime
Enjoy!

Notes

Making the coleslaw ahead of time

You can make this ahead of time so you do not have to worry about making all the parts of this dish at once. For the best experience where there is some freshness and crunch, you can make this side dish for pulled pork up to 4 hours ahead of time.

Freezing the extra pulled pork

Pullled pork makes a great freezer meal. Just store it in a freezer-proof bag after it has cooled. It can be frozen for up to 2 months. To thaw, place in the fridge overnight.

To reheat, place the pulled pork inside of some aluminum foil closed tightly in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. To crisp it back up, open up the aluminum foil to expose the meat and place it under a broiler for a couple minutes or until crisp.

Nutrition

Nutrition Values are estimates only.

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Course :Main Course