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Spiced Pulled Pork Sandwiches Recipe

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Ingredients

4 oz green onions, rinsed, ends trimmed, & coarsely sliced
2 tbsps tomato paste
1/4 c cider vinegar
2 tbsps brown sugar
About 1 tsp salt
2 tsps ground allspice
1 tsp ground dried thyme
2 fresh Fresno or other hot green chilies (about 1 oz. total), rinsed, stemmed, & seeded
8 to 10 soft dinner rolls (about 1 oz. each), sliced in half horizontally
About 1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 lbs boned pork shoulder or butt, fat trimmed
2 cloves garlic, peeled

Directions

Step #1 Rinse pork & pat dry.
Step #2 In a mixer or food processor/blender, thyme, 1 tsp salt, brown sugar, whirl green onions, allspice, chilies, garlic, tomato paste, & 1/2 tsp pepper until finely sliced.
Step #3 Add vinegar & whirl until smooth.
Step #4 Scrape mixture into a heavy 5- to 6-quart pan.
Step #5 Add pork & turn to coat completely.
Step #6 Cover up & chill at least 2 hrs or up to 1 day.
Step #7 Add 1 c water to pan, until meat is very tender when pierced & shreds easily with a fork, cover, turning once, & bring to a simmer over medium-high heat; reduce heat to very low & let simmer pork, 2 to 2 1/2 hrs.
Step #8 Remove from heat & let cool about 15 mins.
Step #9 Transfer meat to a bowl.
Step #10 Skim & discard fat from surface of cooking liquid.
Step #11 Measure liquid; if there's more than 1 1/2 c, boil over high heat until reduced to 1 1/2 c.
Step #12 With a fork or your fingers, pull meat into thin shreds; remove & discard fat.
Step #13 Mix meat with cooking liquid.
Step #14 Add more salt & pepper to taste.
Step #15 Spoon about 1/4 c pulled pork onto each roll bottom; set tops in place.
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