This recipe is contributed by Baked by Joanna.
Crock pot recipes are quite simply the best. Preparing and cooking food with ease, a person has no excuse not to make home cooked meals when a crock pot is nearby.
Today, we focus specifically on pulled pork with an Asian touch. I created this honey sesame pulled pork recipe, so it can be made without much effort.
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Honey Sesame Pulled Pork is sweet and savory. The brown sugar and honey is perfectly offset by the addition of delicious salty soy sauce.
I use Maggi soy sauce because it is a bit more concentrated, which means I need to use less to achieve a deep soy sauce flavor. You can find a bottle of this sauce in the international food aisle and it will be labeled as Maggi Seasoning. I highly recommend it and admit it’s a staple in my kitchen.
If you have another brand of soy sauce available, it’s likely that it is a touch diluted in comparison to this brand. Make sure to add a bit more soy sauce in this case, so your pulled pork is flavorful following hours of cooking.
Either way, this pulled pork is fool proof and tastes wonderful against wholesome grains of jasmine rice.
To prep, simply add all the ingredients in the recipe in your crock pot or slow cooker, and a few hours later, magic happens and dinner is ready for the entire family.
Who knew that cooking (delicious and healthy food!) can be so easy and no fuss! For other crock pot recipes, please also check out honey teriyaki chicken and Asian beef stew.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 336 calories per serving.
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Crock Pot Honey Sesame Pulled Pork
Crock Pot Honey Sesame Pulled Pork - the easiest and best pulled pork recipe made with a crock pot, in an amazing honey sesame sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds pork roast, diced into 6 pieces
- 1/2 white onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic smashed with the side of a knife and peeled
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 3 Thai chili peppers sliced
Directions
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In a crock pot, add the pork roast, onion, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey and sesame seeds; stir until the pork is coated with the other ingredients. Cook on high for 4 hours.
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2
Transfer the pork to a cutting board and shred using two forks.
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3
In a pot, add the reserved juices from the crock pot and whisk in the corn starch. Cook on medium-high heat until the sauce thickens. Stir in the chili peppers and shredded pork.
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4Serve the pork over steamed white rice.
Recipe Notes
Crush red pepper is a good substitute for Thai chili peppers. You can also cook this recipe on low heat for 8 hours.
Sapphire
Hi there! I just found your wonderful site today, and have bookmarked many recipes already! I plan to make this recipe next week, and only have one question. Do I use left over pork in this? Or fresh pork? Thank you so much for your time! (And delicious recipes!) :)
Rasa Malaysia
Fresh pork, happy cooking! :)
Gale
I cannot find Thai chili here in New Hampshire, so I plan to use your substitute of crushed red pepper. How much should I use?
Rasa Malaysia
To taste, a few dashes.
Footai
Hi, is it possible to replace the chili with something suitable for children? Or should I just omit it altogether? Would that be ok? Thanks for sharing!
Footai
Hi, am a newbie at cooking and am not quite sure what’s pork roast exactly…would that be the same as char siew? Or is it raw pork butt/shoulder that we put in at the beginning? Appreciate your advice
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
Suzy
The pork roast is it raw or cooked?
Rasa Malaysia
of course it’s cooked, it’s cooked with slow cooker.
Annmarie
I think she means is it put in the crock pot raw. Because you say cooked pork in the recipe. Because I was wondering the same thing.
Cris
Yes was wondering the same thing. Whether to put raw or roasted pork in the slow cooker.
knikki
Can I do this with chicken?
Clare
Thanks for the recipe. It looks so good. The dish looks very similar in appearance to beef brisket rice I’ve seen in some Chinese restaurants. Looks so good!
Liz
Hi Bee! What cut of pork do you recommend? Thanks!
Rasa Malaysia
Pork butt or shoulder.
Liz
Sounds lovely. Thank you Bee.
Marina
Do you happen to know if this Maggi sauce GMO free?
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Marina, I am no sure…you can check the label.