Rachael Wass 

Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best readers’ recipe

Reader Rachael Wass's pulled pork roll recipe
  
  

Pulled pork roll
Pulled pork roll. Photograph: Romas Foord for the Observer Food Monthly Photograph: Romas Foord/for the Observer Food Monthly

Pulled pork roll

My boyfriend and I grab a pork sandwich whenever we can. So I decided to create my own.

Serves 4
oil for baking tray
pork shoulder 750g
chilli flakes ½ tbsp
wholegrain mustard ½ tbsp
white wine vinegar or cider vinegar 100ml
apple cider 125ml
onions 2 small, finely sliced
garlic 3 cloves, sliced

For the apple sauce
cooking apples 225g, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
water 2 tbsp
lemon zest of ½
butter 15g
caster sugar 1 tsp

Preheat oven to 170C/gas mark 3 and oil a baking tray. Place the pork in the tray and mix together the chilli, mustard, salt and black pepper, then rub the mixture into the pork. Pour over the vinegar and cider, then scatter over the onion and garlic. Cover with foil, place in the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes, then remove foil and cook for a further 45 minutes. Once cooked, "pull the pork" by using a fork to shred the meat. To make the sauce, put the apple in a pan with the water and lemon zest, place on a low heat, stewing the apples with the lid on until soft. Take off the heat, add the butter and sugar, mix well and let cool. I serve it with a homemade baguette or a soft white roll.

 

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