PULLED PORK VIETNAMESE SALAD
Enjoy your favorite American BBQ staple - pulled pork - with this flavorful and healthy Asian inspired salad. Winning recipe!
Author:
Pit Barrel Cooker Co.
INGREDIENTS
- INGREDIENTS
- 7 lb. pork shoulder (aka pork butt or Boston butt)
- Olive oil
- Beef & Game Pit Rubv
- Wrapping juice of choice: beer, ginger ale, pineapple juice, water or other
SALAD
- 1 cup mint leaves, shredded
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- 2-3 long red chillies, deseeded and finely shredded
- 1 green mango, finely shredded
- 1 cucumber, deseeded and shredded
- 2 small red onions, finely sliced
- 4 Kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded
- 1/2 cups bean shoots
DRESSING
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1.5 oz. fish sauce
- 1.5 oz. lime juice
- 1.5 oz. rice vinegar
- 2 small red chillies, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
DIRECTIONS
- Light Pit Barrel® according to the instructions.
- Remove the pork from the package, rinse gently with cold water and pat dry with paper towel.
- Lightly coat all sides of the pork shoulder with olive oil, followed by Beef & Game Pit Rub.
- Insert one hook into each of the small ends of the roast so that the hooks point in the same direction and have enough clearance to hang from the rods.
- Hang the pork from the rods in the center of the Pit Barrel®.
- Cook approximately 3-4 hours, or until the center of the thickest part of the roast reaches an internal temperature of 160-170ºF.
- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients for the dressing together and stir until the sugar dissolves. Leave to stand for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Remove the pork from the Pit Barrel® to a large platter or sheet pan, remove the hooks, and wrap it fat-side-up in a double layer of heavy-duty foil, adding beer, ginger ale, pineapple juice, water, or other wrapping juice of choice before sealing the foil.*
- Remove the rods from the Pit Barrel®, install the grill grate, and put the wrapped roast on the grate with the sealed/crimp of the foil facing up.
- Re-insert the Pit Barrel® rods (to control the ventilation), secure the lid, and continue cooking the pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 195º, about 1-2 hours.
- Remove the pork from the cooker to a large platter or sheet pan, open the foil and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Shred or pull the pork apart with a pair of large forks or by hand, discarding any noticeable pieces of fat.
- Season the pulled pork lightly with Beef & Game Pit Rub and add some of the wrapping juice (skimmed of fat) to keep the meat moist.
- To finish, place all your salad ingredients into a bowl, add the dressing and gently mix together. Place your pulled pork onto a serving dish and top with the salad.
RECIPE NOTE
Desired Temp: 200º