Recipe : Pulled Pork Sandwich

My version of the pulled pork sandwich.

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Pulled Pork Sandwich













Ingredients:

Pork shoulder, butt, or loin
Brine (recipe follows)
Barbecue Marinade (recipe follows)
Focaccia bread
Coleslaw
Sauteed mushrooms
Grated Swiss or Monterey Jack cheese

Brine:
Water
Apple juice
Salt
Sugar
Worcestershire sauce
White wine
Cardamom
Cloves
Cinnamon
Pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Dried Rosemary
Dried Thyme
Dried Basil
Dried Oregano
Dried Parsley
Liquid smoke

Marinade:
Barbecue sauce
Liquid smoke
Apple juice
Worcestershire sauce
Canned chipotle peppers
Coffee
Dijon mustard
Orange marmalade
Sauteed onions
Roasted garlic puree
Brown sugar
Cardamom


Procedure: Poke pork all over with a knife. Combine brine ingredients. Brine pork for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. Make marinade by combining all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 3 minutes. Cool then puree. Place pork in a baking pan, season and rub with salt, pepper garlic powder, paprika and onion powder. Pour marinade over pork. Roast in a 250 deg. F oven for at least 3 hours. When pork is tender, broil under high heat until slightly blackened. Remove pork from oven, then pull or shred the pork. Toast the focaccia. Cut in half and slather with butter or margarine. Put pork on bottom half followed by the cheese, mushrooms, then the colselaw. Top with upper half. Done!

Notes: For a quick coleslaw, shred some iceberg lettuce then combine with onions, carrots and mayonnaise.