As you can imagine, any time Holly and I get together there is a lot of talk about food. And none more than when we are planning a girls weekend at my cabin. We knew it would be hot. We knew our other partner in crime (Hi Em!) was coming with us and likely didn’t want to spend ALL DAY cooking. We knew we wanted delicious food. Enter Chipotle Pulled Pork Sliders, made in the slow cooker. My favorite kitchen tool in the winter, it is also unbelievably useful in the summer. Especially when you don’t want to heat up your cabin with the oven. Especially when you’re going to want something amazing for dinner. Especially when you want to spend the day outdoors, splashing in the lake and taking the boat out for a spin!
A pork shoulder is the perfect cut of meat for these Chipotle Pulled Pork Sliders. Cooked low and slow in the slow cooker it turns into a flavorful tender sandwich filling. Our secret weapon to use for the cooking liquid? Guinness beer! If you haven’t had meat cooked in Guinness beer, well, you better remedy that darn quick. And the great news about that slow cooker? Not only does it not heat up the cabin (thank you!), it gives you plenty of time to go out for that boat ride AND enjoy a cold one on the dock (did I say thank you?)!
Both Holly and I love the spice of chipotle chiles, and they are so easy to find in the grocery store these days that they are almost the perfect ingredient. We added some to the pork as it was cooking, but we also made a chipotle mayo to give these just a little more kick. Don’t like spice? No worries, you can leave the chipotle out of the mayo or even leave off the mayo all together (although that may be pure heresy)! We also added a shredded cabbage for extra crunch and piled the pork on Hawaiian rolls for a little hint of sweet. Are you hungry yet?
This is the perfect recipe for your Fourth of July celebration-delicious sliders that feed a crowd, but more importantly, cook while you play outside with your family!
Chipotle Pulled Pork Sliders
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons chopped chipotle in adobo sauce
- 3 pound pork shoulder
- 1 Tablespoon cumin ground
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 bottle Guinness beer
- 2 chipotle peppers minced + 1 Tablespoon of adobo sauce
- 1 white onion sliced
- shredded cabbage raw
- 24 King's Hawaiian Dinner Rolls
Instructions
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In a small bowl mix mayonnaise with 2 Tablespoons of minced chipotle with adobo sauce.
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Place in refrigerator to allow flavors to develop.
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Combine cumin, salt and pepper in a resealable bag.
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Place pork in bag and rub with spices.
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In a medium sized bowl combine beer and 2 minced chipotle peppers and 1 tablespoon of adobo sauce.
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Lay onion slices on bottom of slow cooker.
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Place spice rubbed pork on top of sliced onions.
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Pour beer and chipotle mixture over pork.
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Place slow cooker on low and cook pork for 7-8 hours until meat is tender.
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Pull pork apart with 2 forks and mix with cooked onions.
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Slice dinner rolls and spread with chipotle mayonnaise.
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Place shredded cabbage on bottom of dinner rolls.
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Pile high with shredded pork.
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Enjoy!
Looks good!
These are making me so hungry!
And they are so easy to make!
You have my stomach growling! These sandwiches sound incredible and I love that kick of smoke and spice from the chipotles.
Chipotles are the best!
These sliders look amazing. I love shredded pork and they are perfect for entertaining!
There is something awesome about entertaining while cooking in a slow cooker-you get to enjoy more of the party!
These sliders are everything!
Thanks! They are delicious!
I bet those will be winners all year long! From parties to busy nights!
I just love them because they are SO easy! No missing the party!
Love the spicy kick from the chipotles!
Me too! Chipotles in everything is my motto 😉
I have a a summer gathering that this will be great for
Yay! Let us know how you like it!
These look so good! My husband lovespulled pork so I will have to make these for him sometime! Thank you for sharing.
He would love them, and they are SO easy!
Sliders are one of our favorite “snacky dinners!” We just got some pork too. Maybe tomorrow hmmm 🙂
They are the perfect dinner! XOXO
These look amazing! We made something very similar yesterday for a family dinner and they were a huge hit! I love the size and it is perfect for summer entertaining!
Always so nice to have a recipe for summer entertaining!
I am going to try these sliders this week! This recipe looks delish.
Enjoy-and it’s easy!
YUM! I am terrible the kitchen but I think I could handle this recipe! I love pulled pork and it’t something the husband and kids both love!! I will have to give it a try! XO
These are pretty darn easy! I’m positive you could do it!
love cole slaw on my pulled pork sandwiches. yum!
Me too! It’s a texture thing!