Pulled Pork Pitas
How to Cook Recipes Pulled Pork Pitas using 12 ingredients and 7 steps
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You can have Pulled Pork Pitas using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients make Pulled Pork Pitas
- You need 1 kg pork loin.
- It's 3 purple onions, peeled and halved.
- It's 4 garlic cloves, whole, unpeeled.
- It's a few peppercorns.
- It's 1 tsp coarse salt.
- It's 2 bay leaves.
- Prepare 3 persimmons, peeled and pureed.
- It's 5 tbsp tomato paste.
- Prepare 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar.
- It's 1 tbsp brown sugar.
- Prepare 100 g arugula.
- Prepare 5-6 pita breads.
Pulled Pork Pitas step by step
- Sear meat in a hot pan. Don't bother cooking it all the way through.
- Next, pour in some water, just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Add, onions, garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves and coarse salt.
- Cover tightly with a lid and cook for 3-4 hours on your lowest setting. Check every 15 min or so and add more liquid if it has evaporated. Turn meat halfway through.
- In another pan, caramelize the brown sugar. Next, add pureed persimmons.
- When it has reduced a bit, add balsamic vinegar and tomato paste. Take off heat.
- Shred the meat with two forks. Add it to the persimmon sauce. Fish out the bay leaves and peppercorns. Crash the cooked garlic and onions.
- To assemble: add a tablespoon of cooking liquid into each pita. Toast in a dry pan. Then, fill with a small handful of arugula, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and fill with shredded pork.
Pulled Pork Pitas - Serve on a warmed Pita bread with coleslaw. Add pork (taking care to separate layers so it doesn't clump up) to pan. Season with salt & freshly cracked pepper. Turn off heat and let rest a few minutes so sauce can set. Add the pork loin, seal the bag, and turn to coat. In a bowl, combine the cucumber, yogurt, salt, dill, and remaining garlic. Cover and chill till serving time. Thank you and good luck