Pulled pork is always delicious, especially when pulled in a rich, sweet, deep sauce and mixed in with some pasta, what a perfect night in this makes for. This is a very similar recipe to my Caramelised Onion Sausage Ragu, but the pulled pork makes it that bit more of a treat. Perfect for a date night where you can share the rest of the wine and just chill out.
Serves: 3 -4
Cooking time: 20 minutes prep before 6+ hours in the slow cooker
Ingredients:
- 1kg Pork Leg Joint
- 1 Onion
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 2 Carrots
- 500 ml Beef Stock
- 250 ml Red Wine
- 400g Chopped Toms
- Rosemary
- 4 tsp Demerara Sugar
- Dash Worcester Sauce
- 100 ml Milk
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- 175g Rigatoni Pasta
- Parmesan
- Salt and Pepper
- Olive Oil
Instructions:
- Start by dicing the onion and softening over a medium heat with a glug of olive oil.
- Peel and crush the garlic and add to the pan, sautéing for a couple of minutes before removing from the heat and adding to the slow cooker pot.
- Roughly chop the carrot and add to the slow cooker pot along with the pork, stock, wine, chopped tomatoes, sugar, Worcester sauce, and a few rosemary sprigs.
- Season and put on a low heat for 6+ hours, or a high heat if you have less time.
- A few hours in, remove the fat from the pork and add in the milk. Feel free to give it a taste and add any more seasoning.
- After 6+ hours of cooking, turn off the slow cooker and decant the cooking liquid into a deep pan on a medium heat.
- In a separate dish, mix cornflour with a few tablespoons of the liquid to form a paste. Add this back to the pan and stir in, allowing it to simmer and reduce for approximately 30 minutes.
- Pull the pork apart with two forks until shredded, and mix it into the reduced cooking liquid.
- Cook the pasta as per package instructions and maintain a medium heat under the ragu.
- For added flavor, pour a dash of extra wine into the ragu. Stir in the cooked pasta and serve.
- Garnish with generous amounts of grated parmesan.
Serving Note: Enjoy with the rest of the wine and listen to Lake Street Drive for a perfect night in.
