Kaleo' Eats: My version of a Pulled Pork Sandwich

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

My version of a Pulled Pork Sandwich

I've made a version of pulled pork before, and while it came out pretty good I wanted to try something different this time. So I took my basic recipe, which was basically a typical bbq style pulled pork and changed it up a bit...

I knew I was only going to make enough for two may three people so I didn't go crazy with the meat. At my local Korean market, I found 2 lbs. of what they called Pork Rib End Loin, it was nicely marbled and I knew it would make a nice pulled pork meal.

So I gave it a good rub of ginger powder, salt and pepper and sprinkled it with a bit sesame oil and placed it in a bowl with two roughly chopped garlic cloves, soy sauce, ginger sauce and bit of sugar. I let it marinate for about an hour, I'm sure it would be better if I had to time to let it go longer, even overnight. Any way, I browned the meat in a large skillet and then set it aside. In the same pan I added a little more olive oil and sesame oil and whole sweet vidalia onion julienned and another two coarsely chopped cloves of garlic. I sauteed them until they were nice and tender, and deglazed the pan a cup of white wine. I returned the pork to the pan and added another cup of chicken broth, covered the skillet, turned the heat way down and went to watch the tube.

After about two and half hours on low heat I checked the meat for tenderness and since it was a pretty small roast it was nicely done in that time. I took the meat out, let rest for a bit while I made a quick roux for the gravy.

Here's the pan after I took out the meat.

The roux was basic but it made a great difference to the sauce. Just gave it a nice creamy smooth texture that I was looking for. By this time the onions had pretty much dissolved right into the sauce and added more body.