Juicy, tender pork pickled and slow cooked to perfection, topped with a creamy coleslaw and served on a toasted bun. Paula Deen’s Slow Cooker Pulled Pickled Pork Sandwiches is an oldie but a goodie.
Why You’ll Love these Sandwiches
Flavor Explosion: This recipe is a symphony of unexpected tastes. The tangy bite of pickles perfectly complements the savory pulled pork, creating a flavor combination that’s both familiar and exciting. The slow cooker allows the flavors to meld beautifully, resulting in a juicy and incredibly flavorful pork shoulder.
Effortless Comfort Food: This recipe is all about ease and comfort. Simply toss the ingredients into your slow cooker and let it work its magic while you get on with your day. When dinner time arrives, you’ll be rewarded with a restaurant-worthy meal that took minimal effort.
Unexpected Hero: The Pickles. Don’t underestimate the power of the humble pickle! The pickling brine infuses the pork with a unique tanginess and helps to tenderize the meat, making it fall-apart delicious.
Shortcut to Success: Using pickles adds a burst of flavor without the need for additional marinades or complicated spice rubs. It’s a clever shortcut that delivers incredible results.
Customization Craving: These sandwiches are a blank canvas for your creativity. Pile on your favorite toppings like coleslaw, BBQ sauce, cheese, or fresh jalapenos.
Leftover Magic: Pulled pork is perfect for meal prepping. Leftovers can be easily reheated for additional sandwiches or used for creative dishes like pulled pork tacos or nacho
Paula Deen’s Slow Cooker Pulled Pickled Pork Sandwiches
Who’s your favorite celebrity chef? What’s your favorite thing they make?
This week’s event is all about our favorite celebrity chefs. It was an easy choice for me.
Paula Deen has always been one of my favorites. I have an affection for Southern food and nobody does Southern food like Paula Deen.
There is not a dish that I have ever tried to make by Paula that I have not enjoyed.
This slow cooker pickled pork recipe by Mrs. Deen is undeniably delicious.
Since I’m not a huge fan of sweet coleslaw, I mixed up a batch of my own non sweet coleslaw to add to the sandwiches making them absolutely perfect.
Here is my recipe adapted from Paula Deen’s Pickled Beef Sandwiches.
We love our Paula Deen’s Slow Cooker Pulled Pickled Pork Sandwiches.
Additional Ingredients to add to these sandwiches
In addition to the pulled pickled pork itself, here are some optional ingredients you can include in this recipe if you’d prefer to have something other than the coleslaw:
For the Pulled Pork:
- Aromatics: Onion, garlic, shallot – these add depth of flavor to the pork while it cooks.
- Broth or Beer: A splash of chicken or vegetable broth, or even some beer, can add moisture and complexity to the cooking liquid.
- Sweetener: A touch of brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup can balance the tang of the pickles and create a more caramelized flavor on the pork.
- Spices: While the pickles add some flavor, you can also add a sprinkle of your favorite spices like cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, or oregano for additional depth.
For the Sandwiches:
- Buns: Choose hamburger buns, brioche buns, kaiser rolls, or potato rolls for a variety of textures and flavors.
- Pickles: While the pork itself is pickled, you can still add sliced pickles (dill, sweet, bread and butter) for extra tang and crunch.
- Creamy Elements: Mayonnaise, sour cream, or the creamy coleslaw (here) add richness and cooling contrast to the savory pork.
- Vegetables: Sliced red onion, shredded cabbage, or a simple green salad on the side add freshness and essential vitamins.
- Sauces: BBQ sauce, hot sauce, or a spicy aioli can add a kick or a smoky sweetness depending on your preference.
Making This Recipe
Paula Deen’s Slow Cooker Pulled Pickled Pork Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 24 ounce dill pickle chips hamburger pickles
- 4 pounds pork roast
- 2 tablespoons garlic chopped
- 2 cups cole slaw
- 8 sandwich buns soft
Instructions
- Place pork roast in your slow cooker and pour the entire contents of the jar of dill pickle slices over it – juice and all.
- Add the copped garlic.
- Cover and cook the pork roast on LOW for 10 hours or HIGH for 6 hours.
- Season the meat with pepper.
- Pull apart meat with a fork.
- To serve, place ¼ cup of homemade coleslaw on each of 8 soft sandwich buns.
- Top with pickled pork and serve!
I chose a Paula recipe too – yours looks fabulous! I’m going to have to try your coleslaw recipe – I’m not much of a sweet fan, either, although I admit I’ve actually made Paula’s cole slaw for picnics and its always a hit 🙂
I have been wanting to try slow cooking with pickles since Melanie posted a recipe a while ago. Sounds delicious!
I love cole slaw and pulled pork BBQ together!
I have always put dill pickles on my pork BBQ sandwiches but never thought to cook the pork with the pickles. I so need to try this recipe.
That sandwich looks tasty! I love coleslaw and pulled pork together. So good.
Slow cooked and pickled, I love that! Just the perfect thing for our warm weather here, love it Nicole!
Sign me up for one of these, please! Pork sandwiches are so delish, and I like the picked twist!
What a gorgeous sandwich! Paula Deen is the queen of Southern food, great choice!
What a fabulous looking sandwich, love Paula Deen and love the slow cooker. Have to try this one when hubby doesn’t feel like using the smoker. Great recipe!!
My neighbor used to make something like this but she’d use a jar of sweet pepper slices instead of pickles. It was SO good and SO easy. Great for those days when you don’t want anything too complicated.
Have been looking for a good recipe for pulled pork and this looks perfect ! Love Paula Deen too ! Also loved the home made coles slaw recipe ! Yummmmm !
Pulled pork and pickles in the same dish? And done in the slow cooker? Heaven!
My neighbor used to make something like this but she’d use a jar of sweet pepper slices instead of pickles. It was SO good and SO easy. Great for those days when you don’t want anything too complicated.
I keep hearing this is good, but I can’t get my head around pickle and meat! Good on a sandwich though so I guess it works!
I never would have thought to cook pork in pickle juice but I can’t eat a BBQ sandwich without pickles on it so I bet this is amazing! And you’re right, anything from Mrs. Deen tends to be good!!
Pinning 🙂
Last year we did pulled pork sandwiches for New Years Eve and it was such a hit that my husband asked me if we make it a permanent tradition.
We just got a new crock pot. Definitely going to try this one!
Last year we did pulled pork sandwiches for New Years Eve and it was such a hit that my husband asked me if we make it a permanent tradition.
This sandwich looks so good… you know how I feel about Paula… Love that woman! She is such an inspiration.
I LOVE this recipe!! I will have to do this one next time I make pulled pork sammys!
Don’t know if it is because I am pregnant, but I don’t really like pickles and this has me totally intriguedQ
This sandwhich yells DELISH! I love the idea of using pickles. Paula has some really tasty recipes!
I LOVE pulled pork. . and this sandwich looks amazing!!! I am seriously going to try this!! Love it!
I love pulled pork sandwiches! But I have never seen it made this way before! I also LOVE pickles! This will totally be made soon at our house!
That pork looks so incredibly juicy and most! I could just dive right into it!
My neighbor used to make something like this but she’d use a jar of sweet pepper slices instead of pickles. It was SO good and SO easy. Great for those days when you don’t want anything too complicated.
Last year we did pulled pork sandwiches for New Years Eve and it was such a hit that my husband asked me if we make it a permanent tradition.