By Christie Vanover | Published July 3, 2011 | Last Updated December 28, 2022
I was in the mood to experiment tonight. I love BBQ pulled pork sandwiches piled high with pickles and onions served with a side of baked beans. So I thought…why not combine the baked beans with the meat? I named the dish Sloppy Jims (after my father-in-law) because they start with a batch of Jimbo’s Baked Beans.
The concept was good, but the first result needed some tweaking (according to my husband food judge).
I put half a batch of beans into a Crock-Pot. Then, I rubbed seasoning on a pork butt and seared all sides in a hot pan. I placed the pork into the Crock-Pot (fat side up) and warmed it on high for 4 ½ hours. I sliced off the layer of fat, then shredded the pork in the Crock-Pot and let it warm on low for another 30 minutes. I served it on hamburger buns with pickles and onions.
When my husband took his first bite, he had a puzzled look on his face. I hadn’t served him the normal zest that he’s accustomed to. After dissecting each bite for about 10 minutes, we figured out what happened.
Unfortunately, this is such a fatty piece of meat that the oil diluted the seasonings. I couldn’t drain the fat like I usually do when making pulled pork because it had soaked into all of the tasty baked beans sauce.
I went back and tasted the other half of baked beans that I didn’t put in the Crock-Pot, and they were great…still full of flavor…completely different than this pork sandwich.
So the original recipe has been revised to ensure it’s full of Zestuous flavors.
Sloppy Jims
Ingredients
- 3- lb. pork butt
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Onion salt
- Garlic Powder
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 4 cups ½ batch Jimbo’s Baked Beans
- Hamburger buns
- White onion sliced
- Pickles
Instructions
- Season all sides of the pork with salt, pepper, onion salt and garlic powder. Heat a large skillet to medium high.
- Place the seasoned pork in the hot skillet and sear on all sides.
- Place the pork into a Crock-Pot with water, soy sauce and liquid smoke. Cook on high for 4-5 hours, until tender.
- Remove the pork from the Crock-Pot and place on a carving board. Cut off all visible fat. Then, shred the meat.
- Clean the Crock-Pot and place the meat back inside. Pour in the baked beans. Heat on warm for about 30 minutes.
- Serve on toasted hamburger buns with onions and pickles.
The nutrition information is an estimate created using an online nutrition calculator
Kevin (Closet Cooking) says
Those sandwiches look good!
Tina@flourtrader says
Never thought of using beans in making a pulled pork sandwich, but if it is as tasty as your picture looks-I would say it is a winner. Thanks for sharing-Buzz
Michele says
YUM!