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Slow Cooker Pulled Bacon

September 30, 2016 by Sarah Trivuncic 5 Comments

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This slow cooker pulled bacon recipe is easy to make and uses a non fatty joint of bacon rather than ordinary pork. 

Easy make ahead dish - slow cooker pulled bacon that melts in the mouth and is low fat too

I had never purposely made pulled pork. I am however a regular user of bacon joints and my preferred cooking method is the slow cooker. So when I recently ogled Katie’s Pulled Pork Subs at Feeding Boys and noted she’d used a slow cooker I was determined to give it a try.

Rather than Katie’s pork tenderloin, I pulled a frozen joint of bacon out of the freezer that had been stashed there before time ran out to eat it prior to our summer holidays.

Sliced ham is SO expensive in supermarket vacuum packs that I almost always buy bacon joints weighing around 800g from Tesco costing around five pounds. If you slow cook them there’s ample meat for at least two family meals and several days’ worth of sandwiches for the husband.

Compare that with three quid for four shrink wrapped skinny slices. It’s a no brainer. The tender cooked meat can be chopped further or served as is. My adaptation of Katie’s recipe together with a link to the original is below.

Easy make ahead dish - slow cooker pulled bacon that melts in the mouth and is low fat too

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5 from 1 vote

Slow Cooker Pulled Bacon

Super easy delicious savoury bacon joint, cooked in slow cooker and served pulled pork style.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time8 hours hrs
Total Time8 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course: Lunch, Main Meals, Meat
Cuisine: American, British, Traditional
Keyword: bacon joint, pulled bacon, pulled pork, slow cooked bacon, slow cooker, spicy bacon
Servings: 8
Calories: 235kcal
Author: Sarah Trivuncic

Ingredients

  • 800 g bacon joint
  • 120 ml balsamic vinegar
  • 250 ml water
  • 80 ml honey
  • 3 cloves garlic finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp ketjap manis or dark soy sauce
  • black pepper to season
  • red chilli to garnish

Instructions

  • In a measuring jug whisk together the vingegar, water, honey, garlic and ketjap manis with a little black pepper.
  • Put the bacon into the slow cooker and pour the liquid over.
  • Cook on low heat for 8 hours. (I did mine overnight).
  • After cooking strain the juices from the meat and boil these up in a saucepan to reduce down to a thicker syrupy liquid.
  • Meanwhile shred the bacon joint into threads using a knife and fork. Pour over the reduced liquid and toss through before serving.

 

Easy make ahead dish - slow cooker pulled bacon that melts in the mouth and is low fat too

For more recipes using pulled pork and ideas what to put your pulled bacon in, try these ideas:

Sticky Maple Pulled Pork Subs with Spicy Slaw (Feeding Boys)

Cheesy Pulled Pork, Black Bean and Avocado Quesadillas (Supergolden)

Poor Man’s Crispy Duck (Pulled Hoisin Pork Tortillas) (Fab Food 4 All)

and I served mine alongside Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Florets with Red Slaw:

Spicy roasted cauliflower florets with Red Slaw topping

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Filed Under: Party Food Ideas Tagged With: bacon, ham, meat, pork, slow cooker

About Sarah Trivuncic

Sarah Trivuncic has published recipes, restaurant and travel reviews on Maison Cupcake since 2009. She lives in Walthamstow, East London with her husband and teenager.
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Comments

  1. Laura says

    September 30, 2016 at 7:49 am

    That’s definitely one way to take a bacon sandwich to the next level. It sounds like heaven!

    Reply
  2. Lucy @ bakingqueen74 says

    October 1, 2016 at 8:02 am

    I love this idea Sarah, using bacon instead of pork is brilliant. I bet it is a lot less fatty than pulled pork but with loads of great flavour! The marinade sounds delicious – one to try!

    Reply
  3. Dom says

    October 1, 2016 at 8:55 am

    Oh yes! Bring on the winter ad all these wonderful pulled pork recipes. I adore this. Love the added heat. Perfection!

    Reply
  4. TheHungryScribe.com says

    October 11, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    5 stars
    Definitely one to try. This looks delicious. Such a great idea to use bacon instead of fatty pork.

    Reply
  5. Charlie @ The Kitchen Shed says

    October 13, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    Mmmm! This looks delicious. I need more slow cooker recipes in my life. Love the sound of the cauliflower too!

    Reply

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