Pulled Pork with Smashed Potato and Cauli Gratin

Ready in 150 minutes • Serves 6
This dish most recently appeared in My Winter Warmers (4 Nights For 4) on Sunday, August 18, 2019.

Ingredients

Prepare the night before or morning of cooking Pat pork dry, place in slow cooker/casserole dish and rub with Italian pork spices and 1 tsp of salt. Thinly slice onion and add to pork. Cover and set aside until ready to cook.
Cook in slow cooker Add 1 cup of water to pork, cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until tender. Pork will pull apart easily when ready.
Cook in oven Preheat oven to 200°C. Add 3 cups of water to pork. Cover and cook in oven for about 2 1/2 hours or until tender. Pork will easily pull apart when ready.
Cook gratin Cut cauliflower into small florets. Place potatoes in a baking dish and lightly smash with a fork. Add cauliflower and cream, season well. Bake for about 40 minutes, until potatoes are hot and cauliflower is tender. Turn oven to grill. In a bowl, combine panko and Parmesan then sprinkle over potatoes. Grill for about 5 minutes, until golden.
To finish Thinly slice courgette. Remove pork from sauce. Add courgette and silverbeet to sauce, cover and leave for about 5 minutes, until tender. Roughly pull pork with two forks and add back to sauce. Season to taste.
Serve pork with gratin and top with pesto.