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BBQ pulled pork buns with slaw
Kid-friendlyFreezes wellOne pot

BBQ pulled pork buns with slaw

Pork slow-cooked until it falls apart in a sticky barbecue sauce. A lazy Sunday win.

Time 4 hr
EffortMore involved
Per portion£2.08
Calories964 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Pork shoulder joint1 kg
  • Barbecue sauce200 g
  • Burger buns6 buns
  • White cabbage½ cabbage
  • Carrots150 g
  • Natural yoghurt100 g
  • Brown onions150 g

Also uses from the cupboard: table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, granulated sugar. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Gluten, Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
964
calories
57g
protein
74g
carbs
47g
fat
7g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

You'll need
  • Oven
  1. Heat the oven to 160°C (140°C fan). Rub the pork shoulder with 2 teaspoons of paprika, a teaspoon of sugar and a teaspoon of salt. Slice the onion into the bottom of a lidded ovenproof pot, sit the pork on top and add 200 ml of water.1 kg pork shoulder joint150 g brown onions
  2. Cover and cook for 3 and a half hours, until the pork pulls apart easily with a fork.
  3. Lift the pork onto a board and shred with two forks, discarding any large pieces of fat. Stir through the barbecue sauce and a few spoons of the cooking juices.200 g barbecue sauce
  4. For the slaw, finely shred the cabbage, grate the carrot and mix with the yoghurt and a pinch of salt. Pile the pork into the buns with the slaw.6 buns½ cabbage150 g carrots100 g natural yoghurt
The trick that makes it

Spread the sauced pork on a tray and grill for 3 minutes for crispy, caramelised edges.

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