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Lemon and tarragon pulled pork with pitta breads and walnut mayonnaise
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Lemon and tarragon pulled pork with pitta breads and walnut mayonnaise

29 ingredients Serves 6-8 openrecipes

Lemon cuts though the fat and sweetness of the glaze to make an absolutely irresistible pulled pork recipe. You’ll need to prepare it a day ahead, but boy oh boy it’s worth it.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

979
Calories
72g
Protein
41g
Fat
78g
Carbs

Counts 22 of 23 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 22 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
White Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz salt
  • 150g/5½oz Demerara sugar
  • 2 fresh bay leaves
  • 3-4 sprigs thyme
  • 4 star anise
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 skinless, boneless pork shoulder
  • , for cooking vegetable oil
  • 100ml/3½fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 300ml/10½fl oz chicken stock
  • 150g/5½oz brown sugar
  • 180ml/6fl oz white wine
  • 2 garlic
  • 100ml/3½fl oz honey
  • 4 fresh bay leaves, finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
  • 2 large free-range egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 250ml/9fl oz vegetable oil
  • 5 tbsp walnut oil
  • and saltcayenne pepper
  • , to taste lemon juice
  • 100g/3½oz toasted walnuts
  • 1 carrot
  • ¼ white cabbage
  • 1 onion
  • wholemeal pitta breads
  • (optional) lettuce

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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