Slow Cooker Pickled Pork Food

SLOW-COOKER PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Place the pork on a large plate or cutting board. Mix together the sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, 1 tablespoon salt and 2 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mix all over the pork.
• Add the pork to an 8-quart slow cooker. Pour in the pickle brine and chicken broth and cook on high until the pork is very tender and easy to shred with two forks, 8 to 10 hours.
• Shred the pork and mix with the cooking liquid.
• Serve the pork on buns with coleslaw, baked beans, pickle slices and BBQ sauce!
• For an easy leftover idea, add the pork to tortilla chips, top with cheese and broil until bubbly. Top with your favorite nacho toppings like pickled jalapenos, sour cream, salsa, scallions and lime juice. Easy lunch or snack!

SLOW COOKER PORK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat your slow cooker. Drizzle the oil in a wide frying pan over a high heat. Season the pork, then add to the hot pan. Avoid overcrowding the meat - you may want to do this in batches. Cook until deep brown all over, then transfer to the slow cooker. Add the onion and leeks to the frying pan and cook for a few mins, until they soften. Add a splash of water and scrape any tasty bits from the bottom, then tip everything into the slow cooker. Add the carrot, herbs, stock cube, mustard and vinegar, season, then add enough water to just cover the ingredients. Stir, then set your slow cooker on low for 6-8 hrs, or high for 5-6 hrs.
• In a saucepan, mix the cornflour and honey with 1-2 tsp of liquid from the slow cooker, until you have a smooth paste. Add 100ml more liquid, bring to a simmer until thickened, then stir back into the casserole. Serve with mash or dumplings, scattered with thyme leaves.

PICKLED PORK

Steps:

• Mix the first 7 ingredients and a couple of cups of cold water together in a saucepan large enough to hold the piece of pork.
• Add the pork and more water (enough to cover the pork); give it all a bit of a stir around to combine.
• Bring to the boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer; cook for 2 hours (40 minutes per 500g of meat).
• Allow to cool for about 2 hours in the stock.

SLOW-COOKER PORK ROAST

Steps:

• The night before or up to 2 days before cooking, pulse the anchovies, garlic, mustard, salt, sugar, pepper, and allspice in the jar of a food processor until a thick paste forms. Rub that paste all over your tied pork roast, pushing it between the cracks as much as possible. (If you care about how your hands smell, you might want to wear gloves for this process.)
• If you have room to store the insert of your slow cooker in the fridge, tuck the rubbed roast into it, cover it, and refrigerate. If there's just no room, seal it into a resealable plastic bag and then refrigerate. Let it sit at least overnight or up to 2 days so that the salt and seasonings in the paste have a chance to penetrate the meat to tenderize and flavor it.
• Place the insert and the pork into your slow cooker set to low, cover, and cook until the meat is fork-tender but not completely falling apart, 7 to 7½ hours. (If it's done cooking before you're ready for it, simply remove it from the cooker, wrap it tightly in foil, and let it sit for up to 2 hours, then re-warm-still wrapped-in a 300°F oven before slicing.)
• Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the butcher's twine, then slice and transfer to a serving platter. Drizzle vinaigrette over the top, or strain some of the juice out of the slow cooker, drizzle that over the top instead, and toss a flurry of chopped herbs over the top to make it pretty.

TANGY SLOW-COOKER PICKLED PEPPER PORK MELTS

Steps:

• Season pork with salt and pepper; place in slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, pickled peppers, pickled pepper liquid, chicken broth and oregano. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 hours.
• Set oven control to broil. Toast split sandwich rolls with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat until golden.
• Cut cheese slices in half diagonally. Pile each roll with pork mixture, and top with 2 halves of cheese. Broil until cheese is melted. Serve warm.