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BBQ Pulled Pork Sweet Potato Boats

Name: BBQ Pulled Pork Sweet Potato Boats
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Pork shoulder (one piece) 400 g; Smoked paprika 1 tsp; Brown sugar 2 tsp; Salt ¾ tsp; Garlic powder ½ tsp; Black pepper ½ tsp; Apple juice 100 ml; Sweet potatoes (medium, about 250 g each) 2; Olive oil 1 tsp; Barbecue sauce 4 tbsp; Sweetcorn kernels (tinned, drained) 60 g; Grated cheddar 60 g; Sour cream 3 tbsp; Spring onions, thinly sliced 1; Jalapeño, thinly sliced 1

Whole roasted sweet potatoes split open and piled with BBQ pulled pork and corn, then baked under bubbling cheddar: a brunch-café plate.

ServingsServes 2

Total cooking time2 h 45 min

DifficultyEasy

Method

Heat the oven to 160°C. Cut the pork into 4 cm thick slabs (thinner pieces cook faster), mix the rub ingredients and rub them all over the meat.
Add in this stepPork shoulder (one piece) 400 gSmoked paprika 1 tspBrown sugar 2 tspSalt 0.6 tspGarlic powder ½ tspBlack pepper ½ tsp
Put the pork in a 18 cm ovenproof dish, pour in the apple juice and seal the dish tightly with foil, right to the edges. Cook in the oven at 160°C for . It is done when it pulls apart easily with a twisted fork.
Add in this stepApple juice 100 ml
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When there is left on the pork, scrub the sweet potatoes, prick them a few times with a fork, rub with the olive oil and put them on a tray in the same oven. They are done when a skewer slides into the thickest part with no resistance.
Add in this stepSweet potatoes (medium, about 250 g each) 2Olive oil 1 tsp
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Pull the pork apart with two forks and toss it with the barbecue sauce, 2–3 tablespoons of the juices from the dish and the corn.
Add in this stepBarbecue sauce 4 tbspSweetcorn kernels (tinned, drained) 60 g
Turn the oven up to 220°C. Split the sweet potatoes lengthwise, fluff the flesh with a fork and season with a pinch of salt. Pile on the pork, cover with cheddar and bake in the oven for , until the cheese melts and bubbles.
Add in this stepSalt ⅛ tspGrated cheddar 60 g
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Top each boat with a spoonful of sour cream, scatter over the spring onion and jalapeño and serve warm.
Add in this stepSour cream 3 tbspSpring onions, thinly sliced 1Jalapeño, thinly sliced 1

Cook's tip

Large sweet potatoes need an extra 10–15 minutes. If you don't like heat, swap the jalapeño for sliced pickles. With leftover pulled pork, start at step 4 and it takes 20 minutes.

Cooking it at camp

Wrap the sweet potatoes in two layers of foil and bury them at the edge of the coals for 40–50 minutes; reheat pulled pork made at home in a pan. Split, fill, add cheese and close the grill lid to melt it.