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Balsamic BBQ Pulled Pork

Pulled pork simmered all day in sweet and spicy barbecue sauce, piled on a butter crisped bun with caramelized sweet peppers and dipped into tangy balsamic vinegar. Basically heaven in your mouth.
Course *Easy Entertaining Dishes
Keyword balsamic, sandwiches, pulled pork, BBQ pork, BBQ pulled pork, sweet and spicy barbecue, butter crispy buns, sweet peppers, tangy balsamic vinegar
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 35 minutes
Servings 9 -10 sandwiches
Calories 817kcal
Author Dani Meyer

Ingredients

  • 26 oz barbecue sauce I like a sweet and spicy version
  • 4.5 lb pork shoulder or boston butt
  • 1 8.5 oz bottle STAR Fine Foods Balsamic Vinegar
  • 6 small sweet peppers sliced into rings**
  • cilantro for garnish
  • Olive oil for frying peppers
  • Buns
  • Butter for buns

Instructions

  • 1. Place the pork shoulder into the crockpot.
    2. Mix barbeque sauce, and 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar together. Pour over pork shoulder.
    3. Cook on low for 8 1/2-10 hours or high for 6-7 hours.
    4. Saute sweet peppers in 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil until tender.
    5. Butter each side of buns and crisp up under the broiler.
    6. Serve in buns topped with sweet peppers and cilantro. Serve a small dipping bowl of balsamic on the side of each plate.

Notes

**If you cannot find small sweet peppers 1-2 bell peppers can be substituted.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 817kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 194mg | Sodium: 957mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g