Dark and Stormy Pork Sandwiches

Posted by Sandy Gluck

Are you familiar with the drink dark and stormy?

It's made with ginger beer and dark rum, and it seemed like the perfect combo for a marinade. Turns out it was great for pork butt, an unctuous cut of meat, for this week's Sandwich of the Day.

And to top it off, a coleslaw made (thanks to listener Sandy Lyke of Charlotte, North Carolina) with Duke's mayo. Packed in rolls, it's a perfect sandwich. All you need is a side of chips.

THE RECIPE: Dark and Stormy Pork Sandwiches
Makes 6 sandwiches

Ingredients
3/4 cup ginger beer
1/4 cup dark rum
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as safflower
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 pounds boneless pork butt (in one piece)
Coarse salt 
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon celery seed
3/4 pound green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
6 hard rolls, split horizontally and some doughy center removed

Directions
1. In a large bowl or resealable plastic bag, combine ginger beer, rum, sugar, oil, and allspice. Add pork and refrigerate several hours or overnight, turning pork in marinade several times.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pork and marinade in small roasting pan; season pork with salt.  Roast, basting occasionally with juices, until just done and an instant read thermometer registers 145, about 1 1/2 hours. Temp will rise a little as it sits.

3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl stir together mayo, vinegar, sugar, and celery seed. Add cabbage and carrot, season with salt and toss. Thinly slice pork and place on bottom of rolls. Top with coleslaw and close sandwiches.

Comments

[Alejandra]

Oh this looks so good! Dark & Stormy is one of my top three favorite cocktails so I love the idea of a pork sandwich version... om nom nom nom!

[Jaden, Steamy Kitchen]

it's the only alcoholic drink that my husband likes...so I'm definitely making this one!