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Get ready for a delicious meal made in the slow cooker. This recipe serves four, or you can save three tasty portions for later. Slow cooking makes pork belly tender and juicy, melting in your mouth like butter. Learn cool tricks that boost the flavor and make your mouth water. If easy, flavorful meals catch your interest, this one will wow you. Jump in to discover the tasty magic hiding in your slow cooker. Keep reading—your taste buds won’t regret it.
Alternatively, try these pork belly recipes from The Woks of Life.
Roast Pork Sandwiches
This recipe requires a slow cooker, but it’s definitely worth the wait. This recipe yields 4 servings (or 3 prepped meals). It's very delicious, the slow-cooked pork bellies go all melty and tender.
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pork shoulder
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 garlic heads
- 3 tbsp italian seasoning
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 red onion sliced
- 1 red pepper sliced
- Dijon mustard
- 4 submarine rolls
Instructions
- Mix pork, honey, seasonings + 1 cup of water in a slow cooker until evenly coated.
- Cook on high for 4 hours, until tender and easily shreddable. Set to warm after.
- Meanwhile, add onion and red pepper to a mixing bowl and season to taste. Transfer to a baking tray and drizzle with oil.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees 1 hour before pork is done. Roast onions and red peppers for 40 minutes.
- Transfer pork to a tray and let it cool.
- Shred pork using 2 forks. Taste for salt, add more if necessary.
- Spread mustard as desired on rolls. Top with pork, red onions, red peppers.
Nutrition
Calories: 669kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 47gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 2202mgPotassium: 858mgFiber: 4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1069IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 15mg
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