Carolina BBQ Pulled Pork Frito Bites

Carolina BBQ Pulled Pork Frito Bites are crunchy, tangy, sweet-with-a-little-heat, pork-tastic Frito bites! Carolina sauce never paired so well with pulled pork. It's a perfect tailgating recipe!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Pulled Pork Frito Bites

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes

Servings bites

Calories 73kcal

Author Lauren Brennan

Ingredients

for the pork-

1 3- lb pork shoulder roast
1/2 onion chopped roughly
2 cups beef broth
2 cloves garlic smashed
salt & pepper to taste

for the carolina bbq sauce-

1 1/4 cups yellow mustard
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons hot sauce or more for spice
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon white vinegar
salt & pepper to taste
Fritos scoops chips
cilantro for garnish

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Instructions

Place all ingredients for the pork into a crockpot. Place the lid on and cook on high for 4 hours or until pork shreds easily with fork. Remove pork from crockpot and shred, discarding fat as you go.
To make the carolina bbq sauce, place all ingredients into a saucepan and heat over medium, stirring as you go. Cook for 10 minutes and remove from heat. Pour half into the shredded pork and toss to coat.
To assemble the Frito bites, place about 1 tablespoon of pork into each Frito scoop. Drizzle with more bbq sauce and top with cilantro. Serve immediately.

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