Slow cooked pulled pork with sharp apple slaw
Tender pulled pork with a sticky smoky rub, piled into buns with crunchy slaw.
- Time5 hr 20
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £1.79 a head
- Oven150°C (130°C fan)
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Mix the sugar, paprika, cumin, garlic granules and 2 teaspoons of salt. Rub it all over the pork and leave for 30 minutes or overnight in the fridge.
- 2
Heat the oven to 150°C (130°C fan). Put the pork in a deep tray, add the apple juice and vinegar and cover tightly with foil.
- 3
Cook for 4 hours until the meat falls apart with a fork.
240 min - 4
Shred the pork with two forks, discarding fat. Mix it with the juices from the tray and the barbecue sauce. Keep warm.
- 5
Toss the cabbage, carrot and apple with the vinegar, oil and a pinch of salt for the slaw.
- 6
Pile the pork into the buns with a heap of slaw.
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