Pickled Onion And Cilantro Coleslaw For Pulled Pork Food

PICKLED ONION AND CILANTRO COLESLAW FOR PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon cumin in a small saucepan over medium heat until just toasted, about 3 minutes. Stir in vinegar and sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes. Add onion and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool; cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Whisk olive oil, 1 teaspoon cumin, and 2 tablespoons juice from the pickled onions in a bowl. Mix in cabbage, cilantro, and half of the pickled onions. Stir in salt and black pepper. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

PULLED PORK SLIDERS WITH MUSTARD BBQ SAUCE AND PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• FOR THE ONION:
• In a medium pot, combine all ingredients except onions with 3/4 cup water. Bring to a boil, add the onions, and remove from heat. Let sit until cooled, about 1 hour. Serve with sliders.
• FOR THE MUSTARD BBQ SAUCE:
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk all the ingredients together. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
• FOR THE SLIDERS:
• Place a heaping tablespoon of pulled pork on the bottom halves of the rolls. Drizzle with the barbecue sauce, top with some of the pickled red, and place the remaining roll halves on top.
• Place the onions in the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker. Place the pork shoulder, fat and skin side up. in the slow cooker. In a medium bowl stir together soy sauce, garlic, salt pepper and orange marmalade. Pour mixture over the pork. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove shoulder to a serving platter and let rest for 5 minutes. Break up some of the meat with a fork and arrange on platter. Leave the rest of the meat on the bone to keep it warm and moist and let your guest pull it off the as they need it.
• Wrap the tortillas in damp towels, 10 to a towel and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Set out pork and tortillas with Cabbage Slaw and have guests assemble their own tacos.
• Combine shredded cabbage and grated carrots in a large bowl. Add vinegar, salt, and pepper and toss to combine. Cover with a damp towel and let sit in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Use as topping for pulled pork tacos.

SLOW-COOKED PORK TACOS WITH FIRE-ROASTED TOMATOES AND PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• For the pork:
• To the sleeve of a slow cooker add onion, garlic, tomatoes, chipotle peppers, Worcestershire sauce, and cilantro. Add pork and season with salt and pepper. Cover and slow cook on high for 4 to 6 hours until tender.
• For the pickled onions:
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, add vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes and salt, heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and add onions and dried oregano. When mixture is cool pour into a quart container. You may need to add a bit of water just to cover. (Keep at room temperature for about 6 hours then place in the refrigerator.)
• Remove pork from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks. Toss with 1/2 cup of the liquid from the slow cooker.
• To serve, place 1/4 cup of the pork on a tortilla, top with cabbage, avocado, onions, sour cream and cilantro. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

QUICK PICKLED SLAW RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, water, sugar, mustard seeds, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high, and boil, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.
• Place cabbage, carrots and radishes in a medium bowl. Pour vinegar mixture over slaw mixture, and stir to combine. Chill, uncovered, 12 minutes. Drain and serve.

PICKLED ONION AND CILANTRO COLESLAW FOR PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon cumin in a small saucepan over medium heat until just toasted, about 3 minutes. Stir in vinegar and sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes. Add onion and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool; cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Whisk olive oil, 1 teaspoon cumin, and 2 tablespoons juice from the pickled onions in a bowl. Mix in cabbage, cilantro, and half of the pickled onions. Stir in salt and black pepper. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

PULLED PORK SANDWICHES WITH PICKLED ONION SLAW

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt over entire pork shoulder and place in a slow-cooker with crushed garlic, cumin seeds and 1/4 cup vinegar. Cover and cook on low heat for 7 hours or high heat for 5 hours. Pork should shred easily and be very tender.
• Meanwhile, make slaw by whisking together remaining 1/4 cup vinegar, sugar and celery seed; toss with onions. Let sit up to 3 hours. Stir in cilantro just before serving.
• Remove pork from juices and cool slightly, then shred and cut into small pieces. Strain juices and pour off fat. Mix 1 cup of the juices with barbeque sauce and hot sauce to serve with pork; discard remaining juices.
• Serve pork on brioche buns piled with onion slaw and drizzled with sauce. Pork can be made a day in advance.