to Maui. My husbands time off from work went from camping plans to Maui
Hawaii…needless to say I totally won the desired destination for
vacation! Camping vs. Hawaii…um, that was a no-brainer!
The trip was amazing from start to finish…not to mention the food was delicious. Those who have traveled to Hawaii understand these feelings, when you return home from Hawaii you honestly can’t get the desire to return to Hawaii…immediately…out of your system. So what does one girl do who is dreaming of being back on the beach again and smelling and tasting anything tropical? I cook…I stumbled upon this delicious recipe from the Sandwich King on the food network. As soon as I heard him say “It’s like eating Maui in a bun!” I knew this sandwich was just the recipe to remind me of the best vacation yet. The recipe is super easy (yet a little lengthy so promise me you won’t get scared away by the length?), it just has a few extra steps that make this do a hula dance in your mouth…Mahalo. ~ Diana


- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbls. Garlic powder
- 1 Tbls. Ground coriander
- 1 Tbls. Onion powder
- 1 Tbls. Kosher salt
- 1 tsp. ground blackpepper
- 1 tsp. gorund cumin
- 1 tsp. groundcinnamon
- 1 boneless pork roast
- or shoulder (about 5 lbs.)
- Sweet chile sauce (recipe below)
- Soft potato rolls or Hawaiian bread rolls
- 2 cups rice vinegar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbls. Crushed red pepper
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- Oil, for grilling
- 1 fresh pineapple, skinned, cored and cut into 1 inch slices
- 2 Tbls. Cilantro, chopped
- 1 Tbls. Grated fresh ginger
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- ½ red onion, diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For the pork, place the pork fat side down in a crock pot.
- Sprinkle with all of the pork seasonings and rub into the meat as best you can.
- Put the lid on and let the pork cook on low heat for 5-8 hours, depending how
- large the roast is. Once the roast is tender and cooked, remove from the pan, and
- shred the pork into pieces. Drain the juices from the crock pot and discard.
- Add the shredded pork back to the crock pot and let rest until the other parts
- of the recipe are ready.
- While the pork is cooking, prepare the other aspects to the
- recipe as follows. Sweet Chile Sauce: Bring the vinegar, sugar,
- crushed red pepper, salt and garlic to a boil and cook until the sugar and salt
- dissolve. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, and then set aside until the pork is
- ready. Right before you toss in the pork, remove the smashed garlic
- cloves. Once the sauce is done, pour it over the shredded pork and toss
- to coat.
- For the salsa: Preheat a grill pan or grill over
- high heat. Rub the grill with a bit of oil and grill each side of the pineapple
- slices until dark grill marks appear, 3 to 5 minutes a side. Roughly chop the
- pineapple and add it to a bowl with the cilantro, ginger, lime juice, jalapeno
- and onions. Season with salt and pepper.
- For the sandwich build: Place ample quantities
- of pork on the bottom bun and top with Grilled Pineapple Relish. Drizzle with
- your favorite BBQ sauce (if desired) and enjoy!
Thanks for always sharing, this looks great! Along with all the recipe you share. YOu guys are amazing!
Thanks Pam, you are sweet! 🙂
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