Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
This slow cooker recipe for Italian Pulled Pork can be served in a sandwich smothered in Mozzarella or with pasta - either way it's one fantastic dish!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 541 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Smithfield Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper
- 2 tablespoon olive oil separated
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion diced
- 28 oz crushed canned tomatoes
- 3 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup wine red or white whatever your prefer
- 2 good handfuls fresh basil torn
- 1 good handful fresh parsley chopped
- Extra salt and pepper to taste
- For the Sandwich:
- Italian bread
- mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until softened.
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Add the garlic and cook another minute.
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Dilute the tomato paste in the wine. Increase the heat, stir in the diluted tomato paste and continue to cook until the volume of the liquid is reduced by one-third.
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Add the pork to the slow cooker (whole with the netting removed)
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Once the diluted wine has reduced, Add the tomatoes, basil, and parsley to the wine mixture. Season with salt and black pepper and stir well.
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Bring to the boil, then cover the pork with the sauce by ladling it into the slow cooker.
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Cook on low for 8 hours.
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Remove the pork to a cutting board and using two forks pull the pork apart.
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To make the sandwich.
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Pile Italian bread high with the pulled pork. Cover with a little of the sauce and then with shredded mozzarella cheese
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and place under the broiler until the cheese has melted.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
Amount Per Serving
Calories 541
Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36g
55%
Saturated Fat 12g
60%
Cholesterol 143mg
48%
Sodium 566mg
24%
Potassium 712mg
20%
Total Carbohydrates 5g
2%
Sugars 2g
Protein 39g
78%
Vitamin A
3%
Vitamin C
6.6%
Calcium
6.2%
Iron
16.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.