Jun 08 2026
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Pulled Pork Johnny Cakes Recipe

Inspired by Fable Kitchen
Time3h
Serves4

Corn meal pancakes, pulled pork, tomato jam, pickled jalapeños

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Ingredients

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For the Johnny Cakes

For the Pulled Pork

For the Tomato Jam

For Garnish

Method

Pulled Pork Preparation

  1. 1

    Cook the Pork

    In a slow cooker, add the pork shoulder, chopped onion, minced garlic, cumin, salt, and black pepper. Cook on low for 8 hours or until the pork is tender and can be shredded easily.

  2. 2

    Shred the Pork

    Once cooked, shred the pork with two forks and mix in the BBQ sauce. Keep warm until ready to serve.

Tomato Jam Preparation

  1. 3

    Cook the Tomato Jam

    In a saucepan, combine chopped tomatoes, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Simmer over medium heat for 30-40 minutes until thickened. Let cool.

Johnny Cakes Preparation

  1. 4

    Make the Batter

    In a bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl, whisk together milk and eggs. Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

  2. 5

    Cook the Johnny Cakes

    Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt butter. Pour batter onto the skillet to form pancakes and cook until bubbles form on the surface. Flip and cook until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Assemble the Dish

  1. 6

    Serve

    On each johnny cake, layer pulled pork, a spoonful of tomato jam, and garnish with pickled jalapeños. Serve warm.

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