Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
This versatile Italian Pulled Pork is a delicious addition to any meal from pasta to sandwiches.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 541kcal
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
- 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
Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 566mg | Potassium: 712mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2.9mg