Slow Cooker Balsamic Pork Sliders
This slow cooked tender balsamic pork has tremendous flavor. It’s sweet. It’s savory. The sauce is so delicious. And the Asian slaw? Fantastic.
Servings 10
Calories 419kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Balsamic pork
- 3 pound boneless pork shoulder excess fat trimmed
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup blackberry preserves seedless
- ¼ cup Hoisin sauce
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup sweet onion diced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 Asian Slaw see below
- 12 slider buns
For the Asian slaw
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ head purple cabbage shredded
- ¼ cup green onions chopped
Instructions
For the Balsamic pork
- Put the pork into a slow cooker set on low.
- Whisk together the honey, vinegar, jam, Hoisin, broth, garlic.
- Stir in the onion.
- Pour sauce over pork and cook 8-9 hours until fall-apart tender. Make the slaw (below) while the pork cooks.
- Remove pork to a bowl to cool slightly then shred.
- Pour sauce from slow cooker into a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Whisk cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of cold water. Slowly pour into sauce while whisking.
- Bring sauce to a boil and continue stirring until thickened, 3-5 minutes.
- Pour sauce back into the slow cooker and add the shredded meat. Stir.
- Serve meat over rolls topped with Asian slaw.
For the Asian slaw
- Whisk together all but the cabbage and green onions in a medium bowl.
- Add in the cabbage and green onions and toss to coat.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
Make sure to get plenty of the sauce on the meat as you assemble the sandwiches. They'll be messy but its worth it.
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 352mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 495IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3mg