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!
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until softened.
Add the garlic and cook another minute.
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.
Add the pork to the slow cooker (whole with the netting removed)
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.
Bring to the boil, then cover the pork with the sauce by ladling it into the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 8 hours.
Remove the pork to a cutting board and using two forks pull the pork apart.
To make the sandwich.
Pile Italian bread high with the pulled pork. Cover with a little of the sauce and then with shredded mozzarella cheese
and place under the broiler until the cheese has melted.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
Amount Per Serving
Calories 541Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 12g60%
Cholesterol 143mg48%
Sodium 566mg24%
Potassium 712mg20%
Total Carbohydrates 5g2%
Sugars 2g
Protein 39g78%
Vitamin A3%
Vitamin C6.6%
Calcium6.2%
Iron16.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.