Gochujang Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Gochujang Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker

1. Gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste) - ⅔ cup
2. Onion, thinly sliced - 1 large
3. Apple cider vinegar - ½ cup
4. Chicken stock - ½ cup
5. Honey - ¼ cup
6. Brown sugar - ¼ cup
7. Fresh ginger - 2 tablespoons
8. Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
9. Yellow mustard - 1 tablespoon
10. Garlic, minced - 3 cloves
11. Ground cinnamon - 1 tablespoon
12. Salt - 1 teaspoon
13. Thyme, stemmed - 5 sprigs
14. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
15. Boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed - 1 (4 pound)
16. Butter, divided - ¼ cup
17. All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon
18. Hamburger buns, split - 8
19. Green onions, thinly sliced - 3

How to cook deliciously - Gochujang Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker

1. Stage

Combine gochujang, onion, vinegar, chicken stock, honey, brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce, mustard, garlic, cinnamon, salt, thyme, and black pepper together in a large bowl and mix well.

2. Stage

Dredge pork in the gochujang sauce on all sides. Pour sauce into a slow cooker and add the pork. Spoon some of the sauce on top of the pork. Cover and cook on Low until pork roast shreds easily with a fork, about 8 hours.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. Stage

Place roast in a large bowl and shred the meat with 2 forks. Pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a pot over medium-high heat. Cover and bring to a boil. Uncover; reduce heat to a simmer.

5. Stage

Mix 1 tablespoon butter and flour in a small bowl; combine with the sauce in the pot and mix well. Cook until heated through and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir again.

6. Stage

Spread remaining 3 tablespoons butter over insides of buns. Place on a baking sheet.

7. Stage

Toast in the preheated oven until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.

8. Stage

Pour the sauce into the bowl with the shredded pork and mix. Top pork with green onions. Spoon pork over the toasted buns.