Pork Slider, Photo provided by Dana McCoy

Austin, Texas food broker, Dana McCoy, doesn’t just walk the talk–she eats it.

As the proprietor of Yum Runnerz, this energetic belly dancing personal trainer and mom-to-be not only assists local food crafters by obtaining wider distribution for their products, she also uses those products in her own culinary creations.

Including…

Dana McCoy’s Locally Sauced up Texas Szechuan Slider

This slider was a lot of fun to make and even more fun to eat. Since pulled pork is not the healthiest part of the pig to eat, I saved this one for the weekend and made a very healthy coleslaw to add to the dish.

Ingredients

• 3-4 lbs. pork shoulder, bone in, fat trimmed
• 1.5 Tb. yellow mustard
• 2 tsp. onion powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup Texas Szechuan Sauces from PROPER SAUCES BY ZAY, EAST meets WEST

• 4 ciabatta rolls, warmed or toasted

Mix together

• 2 cups cabbage, shredded
• 1 cup carrots, shredded
• 1/2 cup figs, diced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 heaping Tb. non-fat Greek Yogurt
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Rub the pork with the yellow mustard followed by the onion powder, salt and pepper.
2. Place it on the grill for 6-7 hours. Keep in mind pork shoulder on the grill is difficult and times may vary. [F&F: Pork shoulder takes a several hours to cook no matter what method you use. If  you click here you'll find instructions for braising the shoulder or cooking it in a crockpot. In any event--this is not a particularly quick meal to simply "whip up".]
3. Once the pork was completed we let it rest before pulling it apart. At that point I used 1/2 cup of Texas Szechuan Proper Sauces by Zay and mixed it in with the pork.
4. While warming/toasting the ciabatta rolls, mix together the carrots, cabbage, figs,, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and the Greek yogurt
5. Mixed it all together

To assemble

Place about four ounces of the shredded pork on the ciabatta roll and top with the cole slaw. [Refrigerate or freeze any leftover pork.]

The coleslaw will help cool off your mouth from the spicy Texas Szechuan sauce.

This is a delicious and easy summer meal using locally sourced ingredients.