Jalapeño and Orange Pulled Pork
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Author Catherine Varitek
Yield 8-10 6oz. Servings
Sweet and spicy pulled pork slow cooked for 6 hours using a crock pot.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 boneless pork butt, 3 to 4 pounds
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon hot paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 medium yellow onions, sliced thin (about 2 cups)
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
- 3 jalapeño peppers, seeded and sliced thin
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper, and cumin in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Rinse the pork under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
- Using your clean hands, rub the spice mixture all over the pork, then place in crock pot.
- Place the sliced onions, garlic, and jalapeños in an even layer on top of the pork.
- Pour in the orange juice.
- Cover and cook until the pork has reached, 165° internal temperature, after about 5 to 6 hours on High, or 6 to 8 hours on Low.
- Remove the pork from crock pot and place onto a cutting board. Use two forks to shred the pork into small pieces.
- Strain the liquid from the crock pot into a saucepan, and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- Place the pork into a large serving bowl, and pour 1 cup of the reserved cooked liquid over the meat.
- Garnish with fresh scallions.
Courses Dinner
Cuisine BBQ
Recipe by Thyme with Catherine at http://thymewithcatherine.com/jalapeno-orange-pulled-pork/