Pig Sandwich Like Hard Rock Cafe
Ready In: 5 hrs
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 4 -6 hamburger buns
- onion rings (side dish) (optional)
- beans (side dish) (optional)
Pulled Pork
- 1 quart hot water
- 1 quart apple cider vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup Tabasco sauce
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 3 lbs pork shoulder, boned
Coleslaw
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 cups white vinegar
- 2 1⁄4 cups water
- 1 head green cabbage, leaf, peeled and cored
Sauce
- 2 cups Heinz ketchup
- 2 1⁄4 cups apple cider vinegar
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons coarse black pepper
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions
- Pulled Pork:
- In a large bowl, combine vinegar, Tabasco sauce and sugar with hot water. Stir till sugar is dissolved.
- Pour marinade over pork, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 450°F Remove pork from marinade and place in a baking pan. Cook in the oven until well browned.
- Remove pork from oven. Pour some marinade over pork, lower temperature to 300°F, cover with foil.
- Return pork to oven and slow-roast for an additional two hours or until meat pulls away easily from the bone.
- Coleslaw:
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, vinegar and water with a wire whisk. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add shredded cabbage and mix well. Cover and refrigerate.
- Sauce:
- Place all ingredients except the vegetable oil in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- When mixture has reached boiling stage, stir in vegetable oil till incorporated. Allow to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat. Pour into proper storage container, and cool in an ice bath to 40°F
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Assembly:
- Toast hamburger buns.
- Place the bottom of the toasted bun on the serving plate.
- Place a level scoop of pork on the bottom of the toasted bun.
- Place coleslaw on top of the meat, then ladle sauce over the slaw and meat.
- Serve the sandwich open-faced with the top part of the bun on the side.
- Serve immediately with a side of onion rings and beans.
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