Description
This Southern-style BBQ plate features tender pulled pork dressed in zesty Alabama white sauce and a touch of classic red BBQ sauce, served with tangy collard greens, smoky baked beans, and crisp pickle spears. It’s a true down-home comfort meal.
Ingredients
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For the Pulled Pork:
- 2–3 lbs pork shoulder (or Boston butt)
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- Optional: 1/4 cup water (for moist slow cooking)
For Alabama White Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp horseradish
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
Sides:
- 2 cups baked beans (with brown sugar & bacon)
- 2 cups cooked collard greens (with smoked ham hock or bacon)
- Pickle spears (chilled)
- Optional: Classic BBQ red sauce (for drizzling)
Instructions
- Make the pulled pork: Season pork with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Slow cook in a crockpot with apple cider vinegar (and water if needed) on LOW for 8 hours or until fall-apart tender. Shred with forks.
- Mix the Alabama white sauce: Whisk all sauce ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Prepare baked beans and greens: Use canned or homemade baked beans, simmered with brown sugar and chopped bacon. Cook collard greens low and slow with broth, seasoning, and smoked meat until tender.
- Assemble the plate: Spoon pulled pork onto a plate, drizzle with Alabama white sauce and red BBQ sauce. Add a scoop of baked beans, collard greens, and 1–2 pickle spears.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: Approx. 600 kcal
- Sugar: Varies
- Sodium: Varies
- Fat: Varies
- Saturated Fat: Varies
- Unsaturated Fat: Varies
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: Varies
- Fiber: Varies
- Protein: Varies
- Cholesterol: Varies