Chipotle Pulled-Pork Barbecue Sandwiches

Name: Chipotle Pulled-Pork Barbecue Sandwiches
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 sandwiches, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo; 1/4 cup barbecue sauce; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch cubes; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 cups thinly sliced onions; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon sugar; 6 slices provolone cheese; 12 sandwich-cut bread and butter pickles; 6 (2 1/2 ounce) kaiser rolls

Submitted by LMillerRN

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 6 sandwiches
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo
¹⁄₄ cup barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons ground cumin
1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cups thinly sliced onions
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon sugar
6 slices provolone cheese
12 sandwich-cut bread and butter pickles
6 (2 1/2 ounce) kaiser rolls

directions

Remove 1 chile from can; reserve remaining chiles and sauce for another use. Finely chop chile.
Place chopped chile, barbecue sauce, and the next 4 ingredients (barbecue sauce through tomatoes) in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and cook 10 minutes or until sauce thickens and pork is very tender. Remove from heat. Remove pork from sauce; shred pork. Return pork to sauce.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, thyme, and sugar; cook 10 minutes or until golden, stirring occasionally.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 1 cheese slice, 1/2 cup pork mixture, about 2 T onions, and 2 pickle slices on botom half of each roll. Cover with top halves of rolls. Add 3 sandwiches to pan. Place a cast iron skillet on top of sandwiches, and press gently to flatten. Cook 2 minutes on each side or until cheese melts and bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwiches while they cook). Repeat procedure with remaining sandwiches.

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LMillerRN

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