Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwich is spicy and tangy - the coffee gives it a fabulous smokey roasted flavor. The Slow Cooker does all the work for you!
Fall and winter is a great time to enjoy those easy meals that are slow cooked all day long.
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Why you'll love this recipe
I mean why work that hard getting your meal together when you don't have to right? Pork is great in the slow cooker. It's a terrific way to get all that big, slow cooked flavor. The pork simmers away all day long. When you get home, simply make a simple coleslaw to top off this sandwich!
Ingredients
- whole pork loin or bone-in pork butt 5-6 lbs.
- freshly ground coffee
- onion
- garlic
- cider vinegar
- ketchup
- brown sugar
- stone ground mustard
- Buffalo Sauce I used Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
- salt & pepper
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Instructions
- Place the pork slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into crockpot, add lid. Cook for eight hours on high.
- While this is cooking prepare coleslaw and toast the burger buns.
- When the cooking is complete, remove the pork from the cooker. Place it in a large bowl to cool and shred.
- Reserve the cooking liquid. Pour it thru a sieve, you should have about 3 cups of liquid. Add this to a heavy bottom sauce pan and add 1 ½ cups of water and one 8 oz. can of tomato sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil until it's reduced by half.
- When the sauce is done, place pulled pork into sauce.
FAQ's
Pork shoulder, pork butt, picnic roast or pork loin.
Yes, I always slather the bun with extra bbq sauce, coleslaw or sweet pickles.
Coleslaw, tomato cucumber salad, sweet potato fries or collard greens.
Things to know
There are great tons of toppings and condiments for your yummy pulled pork sandwich!
- refrigerator pickles
- coleslaw
- pickled red onions
- creamy avocado
- lettuce
- tomato
- american cheese
- mayonnaise
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Serve with
This are the best side with pulled pork sandwich!
- Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread - dripping with honey and butter, yes please!
- This tangy white BBQ sauce is perfect!
- Crock Pot Baked Beans - these are meaty and delicious and can be made ahead and frozen.
- Spicy collard greens - super simple to make these are amazing!
- Topped with honey and butter, this easy yeast roll recipe is melt in your mouth delicious! OR... use them for the rolls for your sandwich, yum!
- Macaroni Pasta Salad Recipe - super popular, we love this creamy salad recipe.
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Kauai Pulled Pork Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 3.5 lb pork shoulder or pork loin - can also use bone-in pork butt 5-6 lbs.
- 3 tablespoons freshly ground coffee grounds
- 1 onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup stone ground mustard
- ¼ cup Buffalo Sauce I used Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
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Instructions
- Place the pork in the slow cooker. Peel the onion and place the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour everything over the pork in the slow cooker. Put the lid on tightly. Cook for eight hours on high.
- While this is cooking prepare a coleslaw salad and toast the burger buns. This is a big sloppy sandwich and you'll want the buns toasted so they hold up well to all of the ingredients.
- When the cooking is complete, remove the pork from the cooker. Place it in a large bowl to cool and shred.
- Reserve the cooking liquid. Pour it thru a sieve, you should have about 3 cups of liquid.
- Add liquid to a heavy bottom sauce pan and add 1 ½ cups of water and one 8 oz. can of tomato sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil until it's reduced by half. Keep an eye on it as you don't want it to boil over or scorch - this will take about 20 minutes. The sauce will thicken just a bit - it is tangy and delicious!
- When the sauce is done pour over the shredded pork and combine. Assemble the sandwiches - top with pork, extra sauce and a big dollop of coleslaw.
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Joy @ Joy Love Food
I love making pulled pork in the slow cooker, great idea to add coffee, it sounds delicious!
Sandra
I've made pulled pork several times, but never with coffee! Love your recipe and can't wait to give this a try.
christine
Oh the coffee is a welcomed addition to this pork! See, I think I must go to Hawaii so I can learn such things, too. Don't ya think? 🙂
Pug @ Pug's Modern Life
O M G. Pulled pork is a winner any which way, but you've just blown it out of the water-- COFFEE??? MY FAVOURITE??? You've inspired me, now I've gotta try coffee-ing up stuff to make it 100% more awesome.
Bowl Me Over
Great! I can't wait to hear what you come up with! I think it's a great ingredient.
lizzy
You had me at pulled pork.... pinning now! I love doing recipes like this for my boyfriend, looks mouthwatering!
Bowl Me Over
Yes, this is a guy kinda meal 😀
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
That is a GORGEOUS sandwich. OH YES.
Bowl Me Over
Yes, this will bring out the carnivore in a gal huh? 😀
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
I would love some of that right now.
Bowl Me Over
Yum, yum, yum!
Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets)
This is some amazing looking sandwich....pulled pork is one of my favorites.
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Sandi!
Healing Tomato
This looks like a very hearty and comfort food meal. Great recipe, Debra.
Bowl Me Over
Thank you so much!!
Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen
Debra - this sandwich looks perfect! My husband loves to put coleslaw on his pulled pork sandwiches! YUM!!
Bowl Me Over
It's a great combo, right with you there!!
Laura
This looks wonderful--I am intrigued by the coffee grounds!
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Laura, I hope you give it a try!
The Food Hunter
This looks delicious! I remember these sandwiches from our trip to Hawaii
Bowl Me Over
YUM!!!
Christie
I love the coffee in the pork. What a great way to add flavor.
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Christie!
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Just pinned this...looks yummy and I've been wanting to try something like this for a while now!
Bowl Me Over
Awesome, I hope you enjoy it Judy. Thanks for stopping by!
Marye
I love the idea of the red hot sauce in this sandwich! Pinning.
Bowl Me Over
Great Marye - I hope you give it a try, I think you'll really enjoy it!