Easy Pulled Pork Sliders with Kansas City Style BBQ Sauce

We should call these Taylor Swift Pulled Pork Sliders!

Because these Pulled Pork sliders have Kansas City BBQ Sauce on them. Get it? If you don’t please google the joke!

It’s almost game day. The Super Bowl. And you want to show off a delicious recipe to your friends. Here’s an easy recipe that will take a bit of time, but be dynamite and be sure to impress at your game day party. This pork slider recipe will include two other recipes of ours that you can link to from here. But don’t worry, you can always cheat and buy something at the grocery store.

Here is what you’ll need!

– Pork loin (or pork butt, I added some tips below) – Kansas City style barbecue sauce (see our recipe) – Soft Hawaiian rolls (I used King’s) – Half a red onion, sliced – half a cup of ketchup – Two tablespoons dijon mustard – Quarter cup apple cider vinegar – 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce – 2 cups water

For the cole slaw – 1 package of pre-shredded coleslaw mix – 8 tablespoons mayonnaise – Quarter cup white vinegar – Salt and pepper to taste

People will be asking you for this recipe!

Start by preparing your pork loin. You can also get a pork butt, that’s more common, but it honestly doesn’t matter all that much. Get whichever cut of meat makes you happy. The slow cooking process will ensure whatever cut of meat you choose will pull apart!

• Take out your meat and let it rest to come to room temperature.
• Using a knife, score your pork. This is simply some light incisions in the top of the pork, usually in a crisscross pattern. This helps the seasoning and juices seep more into the meat.
• Liberally season all sides of the pork with salt and pepper. 4. In a small bowl, make the marinade for the pork. Simply combine the ketchup, dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and apple cider vinegar and whisk until combined.
• Pour this mixture over the pork, making sure it’s completely covered.
• Place the pork on top of the onion and add your water.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 – 8 hours, or cook on high for 5 hours.
• Be sure to flip the meat over about halfway through the cooking and to baste occasionally.

Coleslaw topper for the win!

Time for the homemade coleslaw. Feel free to slice up green and red cabbage on your own, but this is the one time that I think it’s ok to buy something pre-shredded in a bag.

• Empty the coleslaw mix into a large mixing bowl.
• Add in your mayonnaise, white vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Stir to combine, tasting as you go to see if you want more mayonnaise or vinegar.

Tangy coleslaw is the way to go.

Personally, I think coleslaw should be tangy and crunchy. This recipe gets you that. If you want something more akin to what you see in grocery store deli, add more mayonnaise and less vinegar. This will give you that signature sloppy and creamy coleslaw. This also makes a great side dish on its own for any barbecue or family dinner. Put this in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve.

Shredding: Putting the pull in the Pulled Pork Slider

Once the pork is done, put it in a large mixing bowl and use two forks to pull the meat apart. It should come apart relatively easily. Be sure to add some of those juices to the meat as you pull it apart. Pour about a half cup of the barbecue sauce over your pulled pork. Add a little bit more at a time until you reach your desired level of sauceiness.

Plate it and make it pretty!

Cut your soft Hawaiian rolls in half. Feel free to use brioche buns or your favorite slider buns. I prefer the sweet Hawaiian rolls to balance the spice of my favorite BBQ sauce (my own!).

Add a heaping spoonful of the pulled pork onto the bottom buns. Top with the coleslaw and the top buns and enjoy. If you’re feeling extra frisky, as I usually am because I am a sucker for vinegar; add a couple of dill pickles to them. These little sandwiches are sure to be devoured!

If you have any leftover pulled pork or coleslaw you can store them in an airtight container in your fridge! You can use them for pork sandwiches the next day or remake these!

What we used to make the sliders

• The crockpot we own is not sold anymore but this one is very close!
• The knife we used to score the meat is in this set!

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