Today’s recipe is a flavorful twist on the standard pulled pork recipe. Instead of coating my pork in corn syrup laden barbecue sauce or ketchup, I decided to put an Asian spin on a family favorite. This classic mix of salty, sour, spicy and sweet ingredients is going to knock your socks off. In fact, I knew I had my husband’s stamp of approval when he said “This doesn’t even need barbecue sauce!” No honey, it doesn’t.
The great thing about this recipe is that you can cook once and eat for several days. Leftover pork is perfect shredded over a salad, tossed on to a pizza or cooked into a quesadilla. In fact, the flavors just keep getting better a day or two later.
Your fork is waiting.
This classic mix of salty, sour, spicy and sweet ingredients is going to knock your socks off.
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbs ginger grated
- 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder optional
- 1/4 c soy sauce low sodium
- 1/4 c hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp chili garlic paste
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 1 c chicken broth low sodium
- 2 lb boneless pork shoulder Boston butt
- Fresh cilantro optional garnish
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Wisk together the first 7 ingredients (garlic through tomato paste) as well as half of the chicken broth in a small bowl.
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Place pork in a large zip lock bag or glass dish and cover with marinade.
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Refridgerate for several hours or overnight.
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Place pork and marinade in a slow cooker and cook on Low for 8 hours.
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Remove pork from slow cooker and let rest for 20 minutes.
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Place remaining 1/2 c of chicken broth in the slow cooker and cook on High for 30 minutes.
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Meanwhile, remove fat cap and shred the pork using two forks.
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Add shredded pork back into the sauce and serve.
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Garnish with fresh cilantro if you wish.
Good source of Iron
Sarah K
Is chili garlic paste like sriracha sauce? I’m not exactly sure what you mean by a paste.
Liz DellaCroce
It is a traditional Thai/Vietnamese condiment and is better for cooking with in the raw form than sriracha. If you don’t have it, no worries!!
Erin
Can you suggest a substitute for the chili garlic paste? I have sweet chili sauce, but I’m sure that’s not the same. If I find chili garlic paste in the store, what else can I do with it?
Liz DellaCroce
Hmm…that’s not the same but that would be good! You can just replace it with chili flakes. :)
steph@stephsbitebybite
Can’t go wrong with pork and a slow cooker!! YUM!
Liz DellaCroce
Isn’t that the truth?? Thanks Steph!!
Dana
Liz, Made this last night and loved it! So simple and I felt like a rock star for having dinner ready when I got home from a long day at work. Thanks!
Liz DellaCroce
So glad you enjoyed it Dana!! It’s one of our favorites too. Nice work!!!
The Harried Mom
This looks great – nice and spicy how my Hubs likes his meals! You should come and link up this recipe over at my site http://theharriedmom.com because I host a Crock Pot Buddies recipe blog hop. This would be a great addition! I hope you'll come & link it up!
Sheila @E2gather
We love food with Asian flavors and we love BBQ..so this is a must try!
Liz Della Croce
It's one of my favorites – I hope you like it!
Anonymous
looks amazing, very close to the wildboar dish at Chin Chin in Melbourne. good to have found this recipe, ill give it a whirl! :)