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Pork and Beans Sandwiches

Pork and Beans Sandwiches

A total crowd-pleaser, the succulent, falling-off-the-bone meat and creamy beans don’t even take a lot of work.

Martha Stewart Living, July 2011 http://www.marthastewart.com/856422/pork-and-beans-sandwiches
4.5
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90100(6)6
  • Prep Time 30 minutes
  • Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield Makes 20

Ingredients

  • <b>For the pork and beans</b>

    • 1 pound dried navy beans or Great Northern beans
    • 4 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
    • 1 bone-in pork shoulder (8 to 10 pounds), skin on, room temperature
    • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
    • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon packed light-brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsulfured molasses
    • 1/4 cup ketchup
    • 3 tablespoons white vinegar

  • <b>For the pickled vegetables</b>

    • 2 red onions, sliced into rings
    • 3 jalapeno chiles, sliced lengthwise
    • 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • Coarse salt

  • <b>For assembling the sandwiches</b>

    • 20 potato buns, split
    • 1/2 head green cabbage, shredded

Directions

  1. Make the pork and beans: Place beans in a pot; add water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, for 1 hour. Drain.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-low heat until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate using a slotted spoon. Season pork shoulder generously with salt and pepper, and sear, skin side down, in Dutch oven until golden, about 5 minutes. Flip, and repeat on opposite side.
  3. Return bacon to Dutch oven, and add drained beans, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, and 1 tablespoon salt. Add water to cover (about 3 cups). Cover, and bring to a simmer. Transfer to oven, and braise, basting every hour, until beans are thick and syrupy and pork is falling off the bone, about 6 hours.
  4. Meanwhile, make the pickled vegetables: Combine onions and jalapenos in a bowl. Bring cider vinegar, granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt to a simmer in a small saucepan. Cook until sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Pour pickling liquid over onions and jalapenos. Let cool.
  5. Transfer pork shoulder to a cutting board. Stir white vinegar into beans. Shred pork using two forks, and return to pot.
  6. Assemble the sandwiches: Serve pork and beans on buns with shredded cabbage and pickled vegetables.

Cook's Note

Pork and beans can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. Rewarm over low heat before serving (you may need to add some water if mixture looks dry).

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