
Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork Topper
This tender and flavorful pulled pork recipe makes the best barbecue pork appetizer bites. And the leftover pork makes a great dinner entree!
Prep time45 min
Total time6hr 45min
ServingsMakes 32 servings, 1 topped cracker each.
Ingredients
- 3 lb. pork butt
- 1 tsp. EACH salt and black pepper
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bottle (18 oz.) barbecue sauce
- 1 cup cola
- 1 cup light beer
- ⅓ cup coleslaw
- 32 RITZ Crackers
- 16 baby dill pickles, cut lengthwise in half
Preparation
- Sprinkle meat evenly with salt and pepper; rub seasonings into meat.
- Combine onions and garlic in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray; top with meat.
- Mix barbecue sauce, cola and beer until blended; pour over meat. Cover with lid. Cook on HIGH 6 - 7 hours (or low 8-9 hours) or until tender. Remove meat from slow cooker, reserving barbecue sauce mixture in slow cooker. Set meat aside until ready to use.
- Skim and discard fat from top of sauce. Pour sauce into saucepan; bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until reduced to about 2 cups.
- Pull meat into shreds with 2 forks; place 2 cups shredded meat in medium bowl. Add 1 cup barbecue sauce mixture; mix lightly. Reserve remaining meat and barbecue sauce mixture for another use. (See tip.)
- Top crackers with coleslaw, meat mixture and pickles.
Recipe Tips
- How to Use the Leftover Meat and Sauce
Shred the remaining cooked meat; toss with remaining barbecue sauce mixture. Cool completely. Place in freezer container; freeze up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in refrigerator, then reheat just before using as desired. - How to Easily Skim the Sauce
Remove cooked meat from sauce. Pour sauce into bowl. Refrigerate 4 hours. The fat will rise to the top, making it easy to skim and discard. Meanwhile cool meat and shred then refrigerate. Heat with sauce as directed before assembling as above.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
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Calories | 60 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total fat 2g | |
Saturated fat 0.5g | |
Trans fat 0g | |
Cholesterol 10mg | |
Sodium 240mg | |
Carbohydrate 6g | |
Dietary fiber 0g | |
Total sugars 4g | |
Total sugars 1g | |
Protein 3g | |
Vitamin A | 0 %DV |
Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
Calcium | 2 %DV |
Iron | 2 %DV |
Potassium | 2 %DV |
Vitamin D | 0 %DV |