Recipe: Yummy Pulled Pork Pitas

Pulled Pork Pitas.

You can have Pulled Pork Pitas using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pulled Pork Pitas

1. You need 1 kg of pork loin.
2. You need 3 of purple onions, peeled and halved.
3. Prepare 4 of garlic cloves, whole, unpeeled.
4. You need a few of peppercorns.
5. You need 1 tsp of coarse salt.
6. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
7. You need 3 of persimmons, peeled and pureed.
8. You need 5 tbsp of tomato paste.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar.
10. You need 1 tbsp of brown sugar.
11. You need 100 g of arugula.
12. You need 5-6 of pita breads.

Pulled Pork Pitas step by step

1. Sear meat in a hot pan. Don't bother cooking it all the way through.
2. Next, pour in some water, just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Add, onions, garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves and coarse salt.
3. Cover tightly with a lid and cook for 3-4 hours on your lowest setting. Check every 15 min or so and add more liquid if it has evaporated. Turn meat halfway through.
4. In another pan, caramelize the brown sugar. Next, add pureed persimmons.
5. When it has reduced a bit, add balsamic vinegar and tomato paste. Take off heat.
6. Shred the meat with two forks. Add it to the persimmon sauce. Fish out the bay leaves and peppercorns. Crash the cooked garlic and onions.
7. To assemble: add a tablespoon of cooking liquid into each pita. Toast in a dry pan. Then, fill with a small handful of arugula, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and fill with shredded pork.