Name: Dusty’s Korean Pulled Pork Tacos
Cuisine: Korean,Mexican
Ingredients: 2 kg boneless pork shoulder; ½ cup Dusty's Butt rub (other pork rubs optional); ½ cup Dusty's house BBQ sauce (other sauces optional); 1 cup apple juice; 1 Tbsp gochujang (a Korean red pepper paste); ½ cup white sugar; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar; 2 Tbsp sesame oil; ½ cup mayonnaise; 1 Tbsp Sambal Oelek; 1 Tbsp garlic purée; ½ each lemon juice; ¼ each smoked jalapeno, seeds stem and pith removed; salt and pepper to taste; ½ heads green cabbage, thinly sliced; 2 medium carrots, peeled and shredded; ½ long English cucumber, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced; ½ cup green onion, chopped; ¼ cup cilantro, chopped; 3 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 Tbsp rice vinegar; 2 Tbsp garlic, minced; ½ Tbsp ginger powder; 1 Tbsp white sugar; salt and pepper, to taste

Slow-cooked smoked pulled pork served with Korean BBQ sauce, Sambal mayonnaise and Korean slaw. Courtesy of Wolfgang Sterr of Whistler Blackcomb.

ingredients

Dusty's Pulled Pork

kg boneless pork shoulder

cup Dusty's Butt rub (other pork rubs optional)

cup Dusty's house BBQ sauce (other sauces optional)

cup apple juice

Korean BBQ Sauce

Tbsp gochujang (a Korean red pepper paste)

cup white sugar

Tbsp soy sauce

Tbsp rice vinegar

Tbsp sesame oil

Sambal Mayo

cup mayonnaise

Tbsp Sambal Oelek

Tbsp garlic purée

each lemon juice

each smoked jalapeno, seeds stem and pith removed

salt and pepper to taste

Korean Slaw

heads green cabbage, thinly sliced

medium carrots, peeled and shredded

long English cucumber, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced

cup green onion, chopped

cup cilantro, chopped

Tbsp soy sauce

Tbsp rice vinegar

Tbsp garlic, minced

Tbsp ginger powder

Tbsp white sugar

salt and pepper, to taste

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

To smoke – Rub the shoulder meat in 1/4 cup of dry rub.

Step 2

Smoke (ideally with apple wood chips) for 14 hours or until it pulls apart easily.

Step 3

Shred the entire shoulder into a large mixing bowl.

Step 4

Toss the shredded meat in the remaining rub, BBQ sauce and apple juice.

Step 5

Whisk all ingredients together until sugar dissolves, keep refrigerated until service.

Step 6

Mix all ingredients in well, taste and re-season.

Step 7

Whisk all ingredients until sugar dissolves.

Step 8

Toss cabbage and all other ingredients in a large mixing bowl

Step 9

Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.

Step 10

Taste and re-season before serving.

Step 11

Assemble the Korean pulled pork taco in either flour or corn tortillas. Enjoy!

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