PINEAPPLE MANGO PULLED PORK

Pineapple Mango Pulled Pork image

I love mangoes and pineapple. They go so well with pork. Serve these little sandwiches with a spring salad. -Thomas Faglon, Somerset, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 8h20m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (about 3 pounds)
2 cans (11.30 ounces each) mango nectar
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained
1/4 cup mango chutney
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
6 green onions, thinly sliced
12 Hawaiian sweet hamburger buns
Chopped jalapeno pepper, optional

Steps:

Rub salt and pepper over roast. Transfer to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix the mango nectar, pineapple, chutney, lemon juice and zest. Add to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 6-8 hours. Cool slightly., Remove roast from slow cooker. When cool enough to handle, shred meat with two forks. Strain cooking juices, discarding fruit; skim fat. Return cooking juices and meat to slow cooker. Stir in green onion. Serve on buns. If desired, top with jalapeno.,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 291mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 19g protein.