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Beer-braised pulled pork sandwich with orange barbecue sauce

Bruno Albouze · ♥ 3.6K likes · 157.9K views · 4 min video

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Ingredients
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  • 4–6 lb boneless pork shoulder
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • paprika
Rub the pork shoulder on all sides with black pepper, salt, paprika, brown sugar and a dash each of cayenne and cumin.
Wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours, best overnight; unwrap and pat dry.
  • brown sugar
  • cayenne
  • cumin
In a hot cast-iron Dutch oven, sear the meat about three minutes on each side until brown; a little burning is fine.
Remove the meat; saute the crushed garlic and fresh herbs for 2 minutes.
  • crushed garlic
  • fresh herbs
  • dark beer
  • veal stock
  • liquid smoke
Pour in the dark beer, veal stock (optional) and a dash of liquid smoke.
Return the meat, flip it and bring to a boil; it should not be fully immersed.
Cover and braise at 250F (121C) for six hours.
Remove the meat; pass the braising liquid through a sieve and discard the herbs and garlic.
  • ketchup
  • mustard
Add ketchup and mustard, bring to a boil, skim off impurities and excess fat.
Add orange marmalade, reduce if necessary and add apple cider vinegar to taste.
  • orange marmalade
  • apple cider vinegar
Reheat the shredded pork, season it with the barbecue sauce, let it caramelize a bit and keep warm.
Toast the Vienna bread, spread over the pulled pork, add cheese and melt under the broiler.
  • Vienna bread
  • cheese
  • coleslaw and dressing
Add more meat and top with coleslaw and dressing.