Pulled Pork Sliders

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Pulled Pork Sliders

These pulled pork sliders are loaded with shredded BBQ pulled pork and Monterey jack cheese, all stuffed into Hawaiian rolls liberally brushed with butter and topped with flaky salt, and then baked to crispy, bubbly perfection. They're a party appetizer, tailgate party, or weeknight dinner dream come true!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 20

Course: Appetizer, Dinner

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: Servings

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

3-5 pounds boneless pork shoulder (5-7 pounds bone-in)
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
24 ounces BBQ sauce, store-bought or homemade BBQ sauce, divided
12 Hawaiian sweet rolls
12 ounces Monterey jack cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon flaky salt

Instructions

Cut the pork into 3-4 even pieces, then season it with salt and pepper and place in the Instant Pot.
Pour the 16 ounces of BBQ sauce over top of the pork. Set the Instant Pot to cook on high pressure for 45 minutes. When the time is up, quick release the Instant Pot.
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Use two forks to shred the pork, then toss it back in the juices that it cooked in.
Slice your Hawaiian rolls in half so that there is a set of 6 connected tops and a set of 6 connected bottoms.
Place the bottoms of the rolls face-up on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan and use tongs to transfer the meat to the bread, allowing the juices to drip off of the pork before layering.
Drizzle 8 ounces of BBQ sauce over the pork, then top each set of sandwiches with the shredded Monterey jack cheese.
Place the tops of the rolls on the sandwiches and use a basting brush to brush the melted butter all over each set of sandwiches (about 1 tablespoon per set of sandwich). Sprinkle the tops with the flaky salt.
Cover the sheet pan with foil, pressing down lightly around the sandwiches. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.
Remove the foil from the sandwiches and put the sheet pan back in the oven to let the sandwiches brown for 5 minutes. Once finished, Pull (or cut) apart, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

Make it gluten free - this is a really easy recipe to make gluten free! Simply buy gluten free Hawaiian sweet rolls (these Canyon Bakehouse rolls are what we used).
Make your own BBQ sauce - you'll need about 24 fluid ounces (3 cups) of BBQ sauce for this recipe. We used 3 bottles of Primal Kitchen BBQ sauce for this recipe, but you can absolutely make your own BBQ sauce if you want. This homemade BBQ sauce recipe is excellent and very easy to throw together.
Make the pork up to 3 days in advance - store it in an airtight container, shredded, in the juices it cooked in, in the refrigerator. When you're ready to make the sandwiches, simply assemble, bake, and enjoy!

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