Pulled pork rolls

This pulled pork roll recipe is a deadset winner in our house. Pork neck is labelled as pork scotch fillet in the supermarket. It is a cheap cut but beautiful when slow cooked. You can make this in your slow cooker or use your oven. If using the slow cooker you can cook it for longer – even overnight if you’d like but you might want to double or triple the recipe. If cooking in the oven use a dish with a tight-fitting lid like a cast iron pot. 

PULLED PORK ROLLS

Serves 4

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 3+ hours

Ingredients

• 400g / 1 lb of pork neck
• 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed or grated
• 1 pinch of dried chilli flakes (or more if you like a bit of heat)
• ½ tsp paprika ground
• 1 tsp salt (iodised)
• 125 ml / ½ cup of olive oil
• 4 bread rolls of your choice (ciabatta, wholemeal or brioche rolls work really well)

Coleslaw

• ¼ savoy cabbage, shredded
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ bunch of fresh coriander, picked and washed
• 4 slices of jalapeno chillies, finely chopped
• ½ lemon, juiced
• pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 140˚C / 260˚F / Gas Mark 1.
2. Cut the pork into 2cm high slices if bought as a single piece, and place in a single layer into an ovenproof dish with a lid.
3. Make a paste by mixing the fennel, garlic, dried chilli, paprika and salt in a bowl. You can also use a mortar and pestle to mix the paste.
4. Spoon paste over pork and toss to coat.
5. Add olive oil to the dish to cover the meat. Add extra olive oil if required.
6. Place a piece of baking paper over the meat, then cover with a lid or aluminium foil. Cook for 3 or more hours. It is ready when the meat falls apart easily.
7. About 20 minutes before the pork is ready, make the coleslaw by placing shredded cabbage into a colander and sprinkle with salt. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. Rinse and drain cabbage, squeezing out excess liquid.
8. Place cabbage in a bowl with remaining ingredients and check seasoning.
9. Remove pork from the oven. Place pork pieces on a chopping board and shred pork using two forks. Discard the oil.
10. Cut bread rolls in half horizontally, then add some coleslaw and top with pork.
11. Serve to dad and make his day.