Chipotle Honey Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sliders
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Chipotle Honey Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sliders are a simple recipe for a delicious easy dinner that’s perfect for a busy weeknight!
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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe
This Chipotle Honey Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe is simple, delicious, easy – and full of smoky, spicy, sweet flavors everyone loves!
With the school year calming down, and winter still in full force, I always turn to warm, hearty, and comforting dishes that are perfect for sharing on a cold day – or doesn’t heat the kitchen up for hours on those early warming days as the calendar heads to summer!
This pulled pork is the perfect dish year round – great in summer for parties and picnics, and comforting in fall and winter when you want to cuddle up with a hot and hearty meal. It makes perfect wraps, sandwiches, tacos, burritos, and is even great in pulled pork salad or mac and cheese!
This pulled pork even creates its own rich and delicious sauce that will have you licking your fingers and waiting to make it again and again.
Helpful Tips to make Slow Cooker Chipotle Honey Pulled Pork Sliders:
- Don’t worry if the liquid in the slow cooker is thin and seems to be too much – you’ll be making a rich and delicious spicy sauce with it when the cooking is done!
- The slower the better. Don’t rush your pork shoulder or it won’t be tender and juicy, and the fat won’t render properly, making it tough.
- Take the chipotle peppers out of the sauce before blending – they are HOT! Blend your sauce, then taste it. If you’d like more heat, add them back, one by one, until you get a perfectly spicy heat for your taste.
What you will need to make Slow Cooker Chipotle Honey Pulled Pork Sliders:
- Slow Cooker – the slow cooker is almost my most used kitchen gadget, especially during fall/winter! It’s just so convenient, and lets face it, it makes comfort food taste even better!
- Dutch oven – I love this set and use it all the time.
- Immersion Blender – I love this stick blender for sauces, jams, and soup!
Enjoy!
With love from our simple kitchen to yours.
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Chipotle Honey Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sliders
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 pounds pork shoulder, (bone in or boneless)
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, 7 ounces
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- SEAR: the pork. Heat 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium high until shimmering. Add 3 pounds pork shoulder and brown for 3 to 5 minutes per side.
- TRANSFER: the pork to a slow cooker.
- ADD: the seasonings. Pour in ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons garlic powder, 2 tablespoons dried oregano, 2 tablespoons kosher salt, and the entire can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
- COOK: on low for 8 hours, until the pork pulls away easily and shreds with light pressure.
- REMOVE: the pork to a large bowl. Skim and discard any large pieces of fat.
- REDUCE: the sauce. Pour the cooking liquid into the Dutch oven over medium high heat. DRIZZLE: in ¼ cup honey while stirring. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly.
- BLEND: the sauce with an immersion blender until smooth. Taste and add chipotle peppers back one at a time if you want more heat.
- SHRED: the pork with two forks, removing the bone and excess fat.
- SERVE: the pork with the warm sauce over slider buns.
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
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Easy and mouth watering !
Could you cook it completely on the dutch oven? for how long?
Do you think you could use chicken? I'm having guests and I know they don't eat pork. (I will make this with pork for my fam!!}
Pulled pork has always been my favorite and this recipe has become our go to. The flavor is just wonderful! Perfect recipe!