BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches

To use up the leftover pork roast from the weekend, I created this concoction – a delicious recipe with just enough tang and not too much smokey flavour. This can be made in a cast iron pot or a crock pot.

Cast iron casserole with lid
This cast iron pot is one of my favourite things in my kitchen. Perfect for cooking low and slow. Julia Stewart photo.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp                        Olive oil

1                                  Medium onion, sliced and separated into rings

½                                 Bell pepper, diced

3-4 cups                    Pork roast, cooked

1 ½ cups                    Tomato sauce (398 mL can)

½ cup                         Brown sugar

1/3 cup                      Vinegar

1 tbsp                        Prepared yellow mustard

½-1 cup                    Favourite BBQ sauce

DIRECTIONS:

  • Heat olive oil in cast iron Dutch oven.
  • Add onion rings and green pepper. Allow to sweat.
  • Add pork roast, broken into pieces.
  • Combine remaining ingredients and pour over pork roast.
  • Cover and cook slowly at 300°F for 3-4 hours until sauce is nicely reduced.
  • Using two forks, pull larger pieces of pork apart.
  • Serve on a toasted bun with a side of creamy coleslaw.

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