Smoky Pulled Pork Burgers

 

Smoky Pulled Pork Burgers

The smoky flavour comes from cooking the pork on an outdoor smoker grill.

Preparation time - 1 hour
Cooking time - 5 hours

Ingredients (serves 8)

for the pork

shoulder of pork

American style mustard

Cajun rub

Coke

8 brioche buns

for the bbq sauce

1 tbsp butter
250ml coke
2 tbsp brown sugar
4 tsbp tomato ketchup
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp cider vinegar
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

for the coleslaw

1/4 red cabbage
1/3 onion
medium sized carrot
2 tsp sugar
4 tbsp of mayo
1 tbsp Dijon mustard

To cook

1. Coat the pork in mustard to provide a surface for the rub to cling to. Sprinkle the Cajun rub and leave for 10 mins to allow the rub to soak in.

2. Add the pellets to the grill and set it to smoker mode, temp 140C and a time of 5 hours.

3. Meanwhile, mix the BBQ sauce ingredients in a pan and simmer on a low heat..

4. Prepare the ingredients for the coleslaw..

5. Use a mandolin to finely chop the cabbage and onion. Use a grater on the carrot.

6. Add the mayonnaise, mustard and sugar. Place in the fridge.

7. After 20 minutes the sauce should have thickened. Turn off the heat and leave to cool before placing in the fridge.

8. After 1 hour, spray the pork with coke to keep it moist. Using a meat thermometer, continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 77 C (approx. 2 hours). Remove the pork and wrap in tin foil. Pour coke over the pork and seal the tin foil. Return to the grill for 3 more hours at 130 C, or until the temperature reaches 93 C. Remove from the grill and leave to rest for 1 hour. Use a fork to shred the pork. Prepare the burgers by lightly toasting the buns and adding a layer of BBQ sauce. 

9. Add the pulled pork.

10. Add the coleslaw.

11. Serve.