Black Cherry Pork Wraps

Slow cooked pork is so super yum. And it is sort of a blank canvas, you can push it in all sorts of directions. I have done Mexican flavors, bourbon, a honey mustard, and there are still so many ideas. One flavor that goes really well with a slow cooked pork is whiskey. It not only brings in a great flavor to the meat but it helps to make it even more tender and easier to shred. Black Cherry Pork Wraps is great way to use the pork and bring in a bit of a Cubano sandwich vibe with the pickles and swiss cheese.

I found this black cherry whiskey from an Oregon based company called Crater Lake Spirits. The whiskey is called Rock N Rye – a rye whiskey infused with a black cherry liquor. It is so very good over ice. But I know that it is not available nationwide yet. But do not despair – Jim Beam has a similar product called Red Stagg – which is a dark cherry bourbon. The Beam has a little more smokiness to it than the Rock N Rye, but it still has a great flavor.

For the BBQ sauce, I used my own Maple Bourbon BBQ, which I included the recipe for below. If you have a favorite BBQ sauce or just have something on hand already, you can certainly use that. For the flavor of these wraps, on the whole, I would stick with a smoky sweet sauce to pair well with the flavor of the smoky sweet pork. I also went with a plain flour tortilla but you could use a flavored one too.

This pork is also good on regular bread too or maybe in a rice bowl. You could find lots of uses for it. The wraps are pretty filling so we didn’t actually have a side with them. But any kind of potato, pasta or salad on the side would be really tasty. These wraps also keep pretty well (as long as you use a slotted spoon to add the pork so you don’t get them too juicy). So they would make great lunches or maybe a picnic at the beach.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

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Black Cherry Pork Wraps

A tender pulled pork slow cooked in black cherry whiskey and wrapped up with cheese and pickles in a tortilla.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword crockpot, pickles, pork, slow cooked pork, slow cooker, Swiss Cheese, tortilla, whiskey

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Slow Cooker Time 8 hours hours

Servings 6

Equipment

• 1 Slow Cooker at least 6qt

Ingredients

• 12 slices Swiss Cheese
• 1 cup Maple Bourbon BBQ Sauce see recipe below
• 6 Burrito Size Tortillas
• 1 cup Bread & Butter Pickles

For the Pork

• 4 lb Pork Roast
• 6 Garlic Cloves minced
• 1 Small Yellow Onion minced
• 1 tbsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 6 oz Black Cherry Whiskey

Instructions

• Add pork to slow cooker. Combine remaining pork ingredients in a bowl and pour over top of pork. Secure lid and cook on low for 8 hours.
• In the last 30 minutes of cook time, remove lid and use two forks to shred meat. (Remove any bones, if present). Stir into juice and secure lid for remainder of cook time.
• To build the wrap, start with a tortilla and break a slice of cheese (lengthwise) in half, place in center. Next add portion of pork. Then drizzle with BBQ sauce and add pickles. Fold in the sides and then roll up the wrap. Cut in half on the diagonal and serve.