Hawaiian pulled pork fries recipe

If you live in Northern California and have a Raley’s nearby, I highly suggest you pick up their (free!) quarterly magazine. I think most store’s magazines are kind of hokey, but Raley’s is really good. Sure there is a lot of pimping specific brands (“Use such-and-such salsa in these tacos!”), but the magazine has a lot of really good recipes and features.

One such recipe that caught my attention last week was Hawaiian Pulled Pork Fries. I almost always have a frozen pork loin and potatoes on hand, so making this was not a stretch. Also, I made it in the crockpot, so it was super easy. I’m going to go ahead and give you the technique of how I did it, but if you want the original Raley’s recipe, I’ve taken a photo and posted it below (they cook theirs in a Dutch oven, so it requires a bit more work than mine.)

What You’ll Need

1lb. pork loin
1/3 cup Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce (or whatever kind you like — I just always have Veri Veri because I buy the enormous jug at Costco)
1/2 cup-ish chunked up pineapple
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. paprika
3 russet potatoes
Shredded cheese
Diced onion of your choice
Olive oil, salt, and pepper

What You’ll Do

– Toss your pork loin (I cooked mine from frozen, even!) in the crockpot, along with the Veri Veri, pineapple chunks, ginger, and paprika.

– Cook on low for six hours, then shred the pork with two forks and let it sit in the remaining sauce on a warm setting.

– Meanwhile, cut each potato into eight wedges; coat with olive oil, salt, and pepper; and bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes, turning the potatoes halfway through. (Alternatively, you could cook the fries using your favorite fry-making technique. I don’t really have one, so I tried the Raley’s recipe (changing the times a bit for my oven) and it worked well.)

– When it’s time to eat, top some fries with the pulled pork, cheese, and onions (and sriracha) and enjoy!

So easy. So delicious. So many leftovers (my favorite!)

And here’s the recipe from Raley’s magazine, if you don’t want to use or don’t have a crockpot: