Ingredients
—PICKLE PULLED PORK—
1 Tbsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp cracked pepper
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 bottle (2 oz) Mt. Olive Pickle Juicers
1 (3-4) lb bone-in pork shoulder
2 yellow onions, roughly chopped
—NACHOS—
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Round tortilla chips
1 cup pickle pulled pork
Mt. Olive Jalapeno Slices (plus 2Tbsp brine)
⅓ cup sour cream
Guacamole, cilantro, scallions and lime for serving
Instructions
- —OPTION 1: PICKLE PULLED PORK in Dutch oven—
- Combine all dry ingredients and whisk until combined, then pour in pickle juice and stir.
- Rub generously all over pork and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Cover the bottom of a dutch oven with the onions.
- Nestle the pork on top and roast, uncovered, basting hourly, until fall-apart tender, about 8-10 hours.
- —OPTION 2: PICKLE PULLED PORK in slow cooker/crockpot—
- Place ingreidents in a crockpot on low and cook, covered, for 10-12 hours.
- —NACHOS—
- In a large sheet pan, make a football shape with 1 cup cheese.
- Layer the tortilla chips on top and cover with pulled pork and another layer of cheese.
- Broil or bake in a 400F oven until the cheese is melted and browned in places.
- While the nachos cook, whisk together the sour cream and jalapeno brine and transfer to a squeeze bottle.
- When nachos are done, remove from the oven and surround with toppings.
- Add laces to the nacho “football” using your squeeze bottle of sour cream. Enjoy!
Servings: 6
Ready in: 605
Course: Appetizer Main Dish Snack