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Slow Cooker Gochujang Pulled Pork

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
490 min
TOTAL TIME
505 min
SERVINGS
12 servings
Dinner Korean
Slow Cooker Gochujang Pulled Pork
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 sprigs thyme, stemmed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (4 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed
  • 1/4 cup butter, divided
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 8 hamburger buns, split
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
1
Combine gochujang, a sweet and spicy Korean chili paste, with sautéed onion, vinegar, chicken stock, honey, brown sugar, grated ginger, soy sauce, mustard, garlic, cinnamon, salt, thyme, and black pepper in a large bowl. Mix everything together until well combined.
2
Next, coat the pork evenly with the gochujang sauce. Pour the remaining sauce into a slow cooker and add the pork, making sure it's fully submerged in the liquid. Cover the cooker and cook on Low for 8 hours, or until the pork is tender and shreds easily with a fork.
3
To prepare the buns for assembly, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks. Transfer the shredded meat to a pot over medium-high heat, adding the sauce from the slow cooker.
4
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of butter with flour until it forms a smooth paste. Combine the butter mixture with the sauce in the pot and cook, stirring constantly, until heated through and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
5
Transfer the sauce to a bowl with the shredded pork and mix everything together. Divide the toasted buns among individual serving plates. Top each bun with a generous portion of the pork mixture, followed by a sprinkle of green onions.
6
Finally, spoon the remaining sauce over the top of each bun to complete this delicious Korean-style pork sandwich.