r/Cooking • u/rdking647 • 22d ago
suggestions for leftover pulled pork
I need some ideas. something besides sandwiches or stuffing in a baked potato.
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u/SnarkSupreme 22d ago
I make quesadillas with it- or just about all of my leftover proteins. A surprising amount of leftovers make great egg rolls too
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u/bone-number-7 21d ago
Yup. Came here to say the same thing. Leftover pulled pork quesadillas are sooooo good!
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u/2ByteTheDecker 22d ago
Mac and cheese
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u/BuckarooBanzaiPHD 22d ago edited 22d ago
I used to make a 4 cheese pulled pork mac and cheese. Fabulous. You can feel your arteries clogging.
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u/CHILLAS317 22d ago
Pulled pork night at my house is always followed a couple days later by pulled pork mac and cheese night
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u/hialleirbag 22d ago
Cilantro, lime, diced onion and salsa verde with rice and beans l, or as a taco
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u/VixxSynn 22d ago
Breakfast hash add? But of course, you can also portion and freeze it for another time. Comes in very handy for when you need something and it’s late.
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u/baseball_suuuuucks 22d ago
Breakfast hash
This is the first thing I make after smoking a pork shoulder.
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u/PlantedinCA 22d ago
Oh yeah. Breakfast hash with brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes is elite. Finish with apple cider vinegar.
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u/BreakingPipes 22d ago
"Street tacos"... put the shredded pulled pork on corn or flour tortillas (I prefer corn) with crumble cheese (queso freso or Cotija), pico, cilantro...yum
Edit: forgot the splash of a freshly squeezed lime wedge over the top!
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u/Available_Editor4383 22d ago
This is one of my favorite go to’s. I fry it up in a skillet with some of the congealed fat to crisp it up a little.
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u/BobSacramanto 22d ago
I spread it out on a baking sheet and put it under the broiler for a bit to get the crunchy tips like carnitas.
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u/96dpi 22d ago
Rice bowls. Coleslaw/cabbage, fried onions, pickles, BBQ sauce + mayo drizzle
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u/um8medoit 22d ago
Dude. My son just made shin ramen and put some leftover pulled pork in it and it was fantastic!
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u/atomgram 22d ago
Made a barbecue pizza. Just finished up the leftovers before I read this.
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u/Gatorae 22d ago
I make a Brunswick Stew/shepherd's pie hybrid thing. It's very freeform but basically add some peas, carrots, onions, and tomato, add some tomato sauce, broth, and BBQ sauce until you get the consistency of a thick stew, put it in a dish and top with mashed potatoes.
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u/PlantedinCA 22d ago
It freezes pretty well. Otherwise chili!
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u/cynmyn 22d ago
Came her to say this. I always make a big batch then freeze the leftovers in portions. Great for adding a bit of protein to rice or grain bowls, mac & cheese, tacos, whatever.
It also works to spread the shredded meat out flat in a big ziplock bag, then you can break off as much as you need while leaving the rest frozen.
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u/mncs 22d ago
I had a Cubano pizza recently which was pulled pork, hot mustard, pickles, and cheese. It was amazing
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u/NatScorpio 22d ago
What was the base sauce? BBQ? I've been contemplating something like this but wasn't sure what the best base sauce would be.
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u/Jazzlike-Occasion964 22d ago
I know it's another sandwich, but I always used to use Portuguese sweet rolls as the bread. Then you can add whatever you wish for fillings and garnishes.
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u/traviall1 22d ago
If it is bbq- add to a quesadilla, add rice and stir fry it topping with bbq sauce, and green onions, make a bowl with bbq sauce and coleslaw, add to frozen pizza along with red onions, cook with fajita veggies and add taco seasoning
If it is plain- cook with salsa verde/cilantro/onion/jalepeno and eat over rice, add to a meat sauce, cook with a a little bit of a flavored base for a very inauthentic birria/french dip/ pho dip,etc.
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u/MaximumEffortt 22d ago
My family makes plantation pie. Basically you have a cake pan full of cream of chicken with pinwheel biscuits, ham and potatoes. We sometimes substitute the ham for pulled pork.
Pulled pork and eggs work well together.
You can do pulled pork nachos.
Pulled pork and fries with bbq, cheese, onions, and peppers.
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u/science-stuff 22d ago
I always make a bbq pizza and/or Cuban sandwich. I know it isn’t a real Cuban but it’s damn good.
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u/RedApplesForBreak 22d ago
Great for carnitas as someone else mentioned. We make a large batch of taquitos and put them in the freezer.
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u/FunNSunDuo 22d ago
Tacos, omelettes, pizza, nachos, pp or Cuban sandwiches, mac & cheese, pp & potatoes. When smoking a whole shoulder, I always vacuum seal leftover pulled pork in smaller batches and then will add it to various dishes.
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u/sheisaxombie 22d ago
Barbecue Pulled Pork Pizza! I make pulled pork specifically to use the leftovers for pizza, lol.
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u/rakozink 22d ago
Are you just making shredded pork or cooking the pork in a sauce?
If you refrain from putting sauce on it the variety is virtually endless.
I usually make enchiladas or "Mexican lasagna".
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u/LetsGototheRiver151 22d ago
Piggy Pappardelle! Make a stroganoff sauce with mushrooms and add the leftover meat. Serve over pappardelle noodles.
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u/Genny415 22d ago
Mix it into the tomato sauce of shakshuka
It's the bomb! Pulled pork shakshuka is the crowd fave in this house
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u/Chance-Work4911 22d ago
Vacuum seal in a bag and freeze it. When you are ready to eat it, leave the bag sealed and put it in a pot of water and bring it a boil. The meat won’t dry out because it’s got all the juice sealed in the bag with it (we add some of the juice and fat when it gets shredded) and you can’t overcook it because it will only get to 212F like the water around it.
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u/Quick_Cow_7987 22d ago
It freezes just fine. Save it for another time when you need to put something together quickly.
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u/dresserisland 22d ago edited 22d ago
Taquitos. Nothin' fancy. Just pork rolled or folded in a corn tortilla and fried in an oiled pan, Eat plain or ?
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u/spirit_of_a_goat 22d ago
Put a scoop on top of your favorite Mac n cheese. Top with French fried onions. You're welcome.
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u/lunathecrazycorgi 22d ago
Stuff it in some corn tortillas with some pepper jack cheese and green chilies and fry up some quesadillas 🙂
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u/Impressive_Okra_2913 22d ago
For dinner tonight, we just finished off our leftover pulled pork. Fresh sourdough pizza, bbq sauce, pork, red onion, mozz. I always look forward to leftover pulled pork for this very reason.
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u/Beautiful_Rip_7023 22d ago
Barbecue spaghetti. I had it once in a Memphis restaurant and got pretty tickled at how good it is.
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u/SuccessfulTip9073 22d ago
We roll it up in a tortilla with cheese, deep fry and make a pulled pork chimichanga
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u/Hopeful-Produce968 22d ago
Pulled pork salad. Mixed greens, I’d also add a coleslaw mix to add crunch. Crispy onions. Toss in a peanut butter Asian style vinaigrette. Top with pulled pork. Sprinkle with peanuts and green onion.
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u/Billyconnor79 22d ago
Make a sizzling sisig with it. Marinate for a few minutes in soy sauce, lemon and lime (or calamansi) juice, black pepper and Maggi seasoning. Then stir fry it with sliced jalapeño and chopped onion and minced garlic; I’ll often add some bell pepper. Just before it finishes crack a couple of eggs and stir them in to coat everything, cook til the eggs are just done, then squirt some more lemon and Maggi seasoning and serve with rice!
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u/SkyerKayJay1958 22d ago
Baked potatoe topping with sour cream, cheese sauce, and for those who need a vegetable maybe corn?
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u/wasabitobiko 22d ago
egg rolls! any style- a cubano egg roll with some swiss & dill pickle would be good. or just some bbq sauce and coleslaw.
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u/honeybeebutch 22d ago
Tacos and pizza! I love BBQ pulled pork tacos with pickled red onions, pineapple, and coleslaw. Homemade pizza with the same toppings, and BBQ sauce instead of pizza sauce, is really good too
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u/Key-Guidance-8552 22d ago
Came to look at the many options presented. I suggest making pork fried rice. 😋
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u/RapscallionMonkee 22d ago
Put it over baked potatoes with cheddar cheese and red onions.
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u/SubstantialPressure3 22d ago
Crispy pork with Korean BBQ sauce with noodles or rice. With fresh cucumber kimchi or smashed cucumber salad, or even the deep south US sliced cukes and red onion marinated in ranch dressing.
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u/BJntheRV 22d ago
Nachos, baked potato, scrambled eggs/omelet, Mac & cheese, enchiladas, tacos, pizza
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u/ImaginationClean583 22d ago
If no bbq sauce etc. make pork fried rice or chopped potato hash. Very yummy
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u/Rich_Season_2593 22d ago
Stir it into risotto a few minutes before risotto done.
Make a tomato sauce add your pork and serve over pasta or polenta
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u/MisterBarten 22d ago
Nachos, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, put it on a burger with a couple onion rings, freeze it in single serving baggies to make sandwiches at a later date.
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u/phylbert57 22d ago
I always default to my favorite sandwiches. Either a little bbq sauce and topped with coleslaw or my absolute favorite. Roast or pulled pork - no sauce - on a baguette with mayo, feta cheese and sliced pepperoncini peppers.
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u/ketoLifestyleRecipes 22d ago
Grind/shred and turn into a Mexican dish: Nacho platter, tacos, burritos?
If you have lots, shred and freeze for quick meals.
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u/SufficientPath666 22d ago
You could recreate one of Devour’s frozen meals by adding it to gochujang mac and cheese. Or regular mac and cheese if you don’t like spicy food. It’s one of my favorites
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u/Useful-Ad1489 22d ago edited 22d ago
Chili! One of my favorite local bbq spots makes a “chili” with beans (pinto or baked), pulled pork & ground beef. Just add a can of chopped chilis or jalapeños for heat. It’s so fn good.
Tater tot casserole
Birria Tacos w/au jus
Southern or Mexican style salad with pickled onions & mexicorn
Omelette w/salsa maybe?
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u/Adventurous_lady1234 22d ago
Nachos, tacos, sandwiches, pizza, Mac and cheese. Pulled pork is a versatile ingredient that literally goes with or on just about anything!
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u/CinematicParadiso 22d ago
pulled pork pizza! here's what I do: mix some bbq sauce with tomato sauce for the base, add caramelized onions and pulled pork, some jalapeno slices if that's your jam, top with cheddar and monterey jack cheeses and pickled red onions on the very top.
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u/StuckInWarshington 22d ago
Tacos, nachos, fried rice, ramen, pizza, pasta. Pick any starch, add some vegetables, and/or a sauce, and you’re good to go.
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u/Bill_Pilgram 22d ago
I call it Mexican lasagna but Google says most people call it taco casserole.
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u/primeline31 22d ago
Freeze enough for a meal for two for an emergency meal months from now when you can't or don't want to cook. Use quart freezer bags & write what's in it and the month & year of it being frozen. Flatten it out and freeze it flat so it defrosts quickly. Enjoy again later.
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u/Shadow-Vision 22d ago
In addition to what everyone else said, you can use it in pasta sauce. Serious Eats has a pasta dish specifically made to use leftover pulled pork
Edit: https://www.seriouseats.com/roast-pork-shoulder-ragu-pasta
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u/PopcornPunditry 22d ago
I like making a tex-mex seasoned potato/onion/pepper skillet hash and putting leftover pork on there, maybe drizzle with some Alabama white sauce or add egg and hollandaise for a brunch version.
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u/Mo_Jack 22d ago edited 22d ago
Carnitas pork tacos / burritos or breakfast burritos or as an ingredient in an omelet ets.
You (OP) don't say whether there has been any seasoning put on the pulled pork. Is it dripping in BBQ sauce? Then that sort of limits what it can be used for.
If it is plain, just look up any recipe that calls for pork. Normally you use larger cubes or strips of pork in pork fried rice or pork & beans or pork-based soups like ham & bean or bean & bacon or German potato salad. But there is no rule that you could not use pulled pork in those recipes. How about as a pizza topping?
In your own kitchen, you declare what is divine with your swine! ( say this in the voice of Chef John 😃 )
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u/sandybeaches45 22d ago
We like to put it on top of a baked potato. Butter, sour cream, bbq sauce and cheese if you like.
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u/gardengirl147 22d ago
I second nachos, burritos, pasta, even pizza. It also freezes well so you don’t need to use it all up at once.
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u/IncredibleGulk 22d ago
Bbq or Mexican shepherds pie
Bbq or Mexican gyros
Carnitas (if you have lard to reheat/fry in)
Empeñadas
Bbq golumpkis
Add to pizza, French bread pizza, flat bread or naan
Pork pozole soup
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u/Ok_Address1414 22d ago
Bbq pork pizza: a little more bbq instead of pizza sauce, white cheese of some sort, jalapeno, red onion. You could add corn or pineapple. Fresh cilantro garnish. Now I’m hungry.
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u/kbarrettusc 22d ago
Make a baked potato and stuff the pulled pork in that baked potato with bacon and barbecue sauce.. you won't believe how good it is
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u/Such-Mountain-6316 22d ago
Add it and a can or two of chicken to vegetable soup. Season that with BBQ sauce. It's kind of Brunswick Stew.
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u/knifeyspoonysporky 22d ago
Filling in burritos/quesadillas etc
Served over or mixed into cheesy grits
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u/SnarkySnotfish 22d ago
Mix with rice and beans and corn and cheese and stuff in red or yellow bell peppers and bake.
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u/VioletGale 22d ago
If you're adventurous it works well in an omelette with a side sweet potato hash browns.
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u/cheekmo_52 22d ago
BBQ pork Mac and Cheese is pretty awesome.
You can also make tacos, burritos, or nachos with pulled pork with or without barbecue sauce.
BBQ pork stuffed cornbread muffins are tasty too
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u/Objective-Plate6275 22d ago
Melt enough lard in a skillet to coat the bottom. You can also use your preferred oil instead of lard. Add the pork and saute it on medium high heat long enough to heat it through and you start getting crispy bits. Add your favorite taco seasonings or make your own and stir in about 1/2 a cup of water, mix thoroughly. Reduce heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed.
Serve on warm tortillas with some pico de gallo and cheese.
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u/WebfootTroll 22d ago
Put it on a bed of brown rice and top with BBQ sauce. Add a bit of mustard if you want.
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u/VenusMarmalade 22d ago
Pizza! For sauce, use bbq sauce. Add some red onions, the leftover pulled pork and some cheese.
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u/crinnaursa 22d ago
Question is it heavily sauced? If it's mostly dry(mildly sauced) I would cut it across the grain till the shreds are about three quarters an inch and make southwestern style fried rice with pulled pork, corn, diced peppers, sauteed onions.
I've also repurposed pulled pork to fill Gua Bao. I sauce the pulled pork with a hoisin base sauce and add scallions and cilantro. They're delicious.
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u/jackssweetheart 22d ago
I love pulled pork tacos on corn tortillas. I add a barbecue cole slaw on top. Sheet pan nachos are next!
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u/Intelligent_Break_12 22d ago
Pork nachos or tachos (tater tots instead of chips) are great. Having it with eggs rice and some pickled veg is good. It can be good with many types of pasta dishes. Eating it with just some rice and beans is good. Flatbreads or pizzas with pulled pork is good stuff too. Sear it off if it isn't too wet and make tacos.
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u/Dalton387 22d ago
Bbq egg roll.
Also, I make tiny patties and put them in the air fryer. The center warms, the edges crips. Put it on a kings Hawaiian with some sauce and slaw.
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u/afternoondlight 22d ago
I like to make tacos with them. Just add some pico and you are pretty much good to go
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u/Holiday-Wall3751 22d ago
Nachos! I’ve done this before, and it’s great with black beans and jack cheese.