These chipotle bourbon pulled pork sliders are perfect for summer parties or a weeknight dinner!
Do you have any guilty pleasures television shows? I don’t watch nearly as much tv as I used to but there are one or two shows that I’m embarrassed to admit I love. I guess it’s time for me to come clean (well, at least about one).
Jeff and I have discovered that no matter what time of day it is we can usually find an old rerun of America’s Funniest Home Videos. That may be a slight exaggeration but seriously… that show is ALWAYS on. And every time we start watching it we find ourselves in tears.
The babies, the animals… I can’t deal. It’s so corny yet so awesome.
He’s Gumbi:
They’re adorable:
I probably would have also ran over my brother if I had access to one of these at that age:
In summary, we’ve spent entirely too much time watching this show. To balance things out I also spend time watching funny videos on YouTube. Like this one of goats yelling like humans.
Guilty pleasures or not, laughter is always a good thing, am I right? And on that note, here’s a recipe for Chipotle Bourbon Barbecue Pulled Pork Sliders.
Chipotle Bourbon Barbecue Pulled Pork Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 cup bourbon (I used Knob Creek)
- 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole tomatoes, pureed with juice
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Sriracha hot sauce
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 pound pork shoulder, loin, tenderloin
- 4 Slider buns
Instructions
- In a small saucepan on medium-high heat, reduce the bourbon to 1/2 cup. Set aside.
- Heat up the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large saucepan. Over medium-low heat, sweat the onions and garlic for several minutes until translucent. Add the red wine vinegar and stir, allowing the liquid to reduce until it's almost gone.
- Add the pureed tomatoes, chipotle peppers, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, honey, molasses, Sriracha and brown sugar. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 35 minutes.
- Puree the sauce in a blender. Return to the Dutch oven and add the reduced bourbon. Stir and cook on medium-high heat for another 5 minutes until the sauce has reduced slightly.
- Place the pork in a slow cooker along with 1 cup of the sauce. Cook on the low setting for 8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. Use two forks to shred the pork.
- Toss with more of the sauce (the slow cooker sauce will have lost much of its flavor) and serve over warmed slider buns.
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
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I have my guilty pleasure shows too, but I need to watch them when my husband isn’t around. :-) This is a great BBQ sauce, love the bourbon and chipotle additions!
I made this the other night and it was really delicious! I loved the balance of flavors between the sweet and spicy…perfect!
oh yum….these look out-of-this-world good!
Jen,
Guilty pleasures that are non-fattening, like AFV, aren’t too terribly guilty!
We love it too, and often on Sunday nights you’ll find us watching after supper.
This looks yummy-yet another dish my spouse is not crazy about that I can make while he’s away.
What else ya got?!
The best thing about sliders is that they’re small, so I can have 3 or 4!
I can never go wrong with pulled pork in this house! Love the flavors in this recipe!
Spicy, smokey and SO delicious!! We loved this!
Pulled pork is literally my favorite thing on this Earth. Beside collagen. ;)
Need this!
Perfect little sliders for an upcoming party!
Love the smokeyness from the chipotles!
Whoa! These are fantabulous!
These look so delicious! They will be a big hit at summer parties!