Categories: Pork- Main Dish

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cup dark beer (from 2 bottles)
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp. red and black pepper blend
• 1 tsp. Hungarian paprika
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 Tbsp. plus 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 lbs. country-style pork ribs
• 2 sweet banana peppers
• 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 4 Tbsp. hot sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 3 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp. tomato paste
• 1 tsp. chipotle hot sauce
• 1 tsp. spicy brown mustard
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 small pineapple, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 scallion, chopped
• 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced and chopped
• 1 poblano pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 3 Fresno chilies or red jalapenos, seeded and chopped
• 1 lb. Applewood smoked bacon
• 5 Kaiser rolls

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Pour 1 cup of the beer in bottom of a baking pan. Put a rack on top (high enough to keep pork off of beer).

2. Mix garlic powder, cayenne pepper blend, paprika, chili powder, salt and 1 Tbsp. of the brown sugar and rub onto pork.

3. Bake at 325 degrees covered, for 2 1/2 hours or until very tender. Once cooked, shred pork, discarding fat.

4. Meanwhile, roast banana peppers on the grill, then remove skin and seeds. Finely chop and mix with pork.

5. Pour another 1 cup beer in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of the brown sugar and the red pepper flakes. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture reduces to 1/2 cup, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Once reduced, add cider vinegar, hot sauce, Worcestershire, 2 Tbsp. of white vinegar, the tomato paste, chipotle hot sauce and mustard. Stir until combined. Stir in broth. Simmer 20 minutes. Stir into pork.

6. Blend cinnamon, and 1 Tbsp. brown sugar. Rub onto pineapple slices. Grill slices over medium heat for about 2 to 4 minutes on each side. Finely chop, set aside.

7. In a large bowl, combine cabbage, scallion, onion and peppers in separate bowl. Whisk together remaining 1/3 cup beer, remaining 1 Tbsp. each brown sugar and white vinegar. Pour mixture over cabbage and peppers, toss to combine. Let stand 30 minutes.

8. Cook bacon in oven or panini press until crisp, about 10 minutes. Flip halfway through; drain on paper towels. Crumble and set aside.

9. To serve: split rolls in half. Stack with pulled pork (a generous portion), 1 Tbsp. pineapple and 3 slices of crumbled bacon. Add 2 Tbsp. slaw, then bun tops and serve.

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