Hawaiian Pulled Pork Slow Cooker Recipe
This Hawaiian Pulled Pork recipe is full of amazing flavor, thanks to a dry rub, a sweet and spicy marinade, and then long, slow cooking. It is a dish that is a labor of love - but the end results are so worth it!
Servings 10
Calories 552kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg/3.3lb pork shoulder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 142 g/5oz can tomato purée/paste
- 1-2 tbsp chilli sauce
- 435 g/15oz can crushed pineapple in juice
- 4 tbsp light soy sauce
- 4 tbsp teriyaki marinade sauce
- 100 g/3.5oz soft light brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger approx 1" piece
- 2 medium onions peeled and slicked thickly
- 2 medium carrots peeled and halved
Instructions
- Carefully remove the layer of skin and fat that is on top of the pork shoulder using a sharp knife.
- Sprinkle the pork with the paprika, salt, and black pepper, and rub in on all sides.
- Place the pork into a bowl and add the tomato paste, chilli sauce, crushed pineapple and juice, light soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, sugar, garlic and ginger. Mix everything together well with your hands and leave to marinade for a minimum 2 hours. 12 hours, or overnight would be best!
- When you are ready to cook the pork, (bearing in mind this takes a minimum of 8 hours in the slow cooker!), turn your slow cooker onto high and add the onion and carrot to support the pork. Add the pork and all the marinade. After 1 hour, turn the slow cooker down to low and leave for at least 8 hours. Up to 12-18 hours isn't going to hurt it!
- When ready to serve, gently pull the pork into strips with a couple of forks.
- Serve piled into soft bread rolls.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 853mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g