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Pulled Pork with Mango Barbecue Sauce

Shredded pork with mango barbecue sauce in soft rolls.

8 servingsFresh mango

Dish photograph: Pulled Pork with Mango Barbecue Sauce. National Mango Board · National Mango Board — permission for industry use. Original. Photography credits.

Ingredients

1 ripe peeled mango, mashed for sauce
1 seeded jalapeño, minced
1½ cups bottled barbecue sauce
¼ cup lime juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Hot sauce to taste, optional
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
3 pounds boneless pork loin in 2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 peeled mango, mashed for pork
8 soft sandwich rolls

Method

Bring sauce mango, jalapeño, bottled barbecue sauce, lime, sugar and optional hot sauce to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Coat pork with cumin, garlic powder and oregano. Brown in batches in 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy pot, then remove.
Add remaining oil and brown onion for 5 minutes. Return pork with the second mango and 1½ cups prepared sauce.
Cover and cook over low heat for about 2½ hours until easily shredded. Serve in rolls with remaining sauce.

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Research sources

Adapted from the credited source, with wording and translation for RCF; not tested in our kitchen. Times are estimates. Sources consulted for ingredients and techniques:

Recipe credit: National Mango Board