Mexican pulled pork with chipotle slaw

Did you know? Cooking food at low heat over an extended time has several benefits. This method of cooking helps retain the vitamins and minerals in the food; little or no additional oil or fat is required — helping to keep the kJs down — and it makes tougher meat tender and easy to digest.

Serves: 6

Time to make: 6 hrs 10 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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1.4kg lean pork leg roast
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriandercilantroX
1 clove garlic, chopped
400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
390g can black beans in chilli sauce

To serve
1 ¼ cups brown rice and quinoa blend
6 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt
3 tablespoons chipotle barbecue sauce
7 cups mixed coleslaw (use a bagged mix or combine red cabbage, white cabbage, carrot, kale and celery)

To garnish (optional)
6 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt
fresh coriandercilantroX, chopped
lime zest

Instructions

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1 Preheat slow cooker and turn to low. Place pork, spices, garlic, tomatoes and one canful of water into the slow cooker.

2 Cook on low for six hours.

3 Remove pork from slow cooker. Use forks to pull meat from bone and roughly shred. Discard any fat.

4 Skim any fat from sauce or use a fat separator jug. Discard fat. Add beans to sauce and mix to combine. Add pork meat back into sauce. Reheat if necessary. Keep warm.

5 Cook rice-quinoa blend following packet directions. Combine yoghurt and chipotle sauce. Add to coleslaw and mix well.

6 Serve pork with sauce on rice, with coleslaw. Top with garnishes (if using).

HFG tip

Serve pulled pork in tacos or tortillas with slaw, avocado, tomatoes and yoghurt.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 599 cal

Kilojoules 2507 kJ

Protein 62 g

Total fat 22 g

Saturated fat 7.7 g

Carbohydrates 33 g

Sugar 10.3 g

Dietary fibre 11 g

Sodium 347 mg

Calcium 191 mg

Iron 6.2 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.