Recipe Box, Pork & Pineapple Hand Pies
The weekend before Christmas, HHjr came in with a huge pork butt…
“Mom! Check this out! The store was running a special, spend $30 and you can buy a pork butt for $5, so I got the biggest one they had!”
The men in my family get very excited about pork… and this thing was a Monster…
“You know there’s only 4 of us for dinner tonight, right?” I asked
“I think I’ll put it on the rotisserie with some pineapple”…{ he loves to grill pineapple }
And there it was, a giant 10 lb., 2 foot long, pork and pineapple kebab 🐷 🍍
“Wow, that’s a lot of pork,” I mumbled…
“Oh, we’ll do something with it,” he said…
and by the next morning we had a plan, BBQ Pork and Pineapple Hand Pies
He chopped up the meat and pineapple
Then chopped it even finer and mixed it with his favorite Easy Breezy BBQ sauce
He also added another small can of pineapple tidbits
One sheet of puff pastry was perfect for 9 pies. I cut it along the fold lines, then rolled it out a little thinner and cut each strip into 3 squares
Add filling, fold and crimp
We put them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and froze them. Once frozen they were sealed in a ziplock bag for future baking
We took them over to DD’s on Christmas Day, popped them in the oven, and had a satisfying supper as we enjoyed Christmas evening with just our family
BBQ Pork & Pineapple Hand Pies
6 cups cooked pork, shredded or chopped
2 cups pineapple tidbits or chopped pineapple
2 cups BBQ sauce, divided
1 pkg., 2 sheets thawed puff pastry
1 egg, beaten, optional
Mix meat with pineapple and 1 cup BBQ sauce. Add more sauce until the mixture is moist, but not too runny. Serve remaining sauce on the side for dipping.
Cut each sheet of pastry into 3 strips along fold lines, and then cut each strip into 3 squares. You should have a total of nine squares from each pastry sheet. Roll each square out to form a larger piece of pastry. Place about 1/3 cup of meat mixture onto each square. Dip your fingertip in water and brush over the edges of pastry. Fold over, sealing edges with the tines of a fork. Use a sharp knife to make a cut in the center of each pastry to vent while cooking. Brush with egg for a shiny crust if desired.
Bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes until golden and pastry has cooked through. Serve with additional BBQ sauce on the side. Makes 18 hand pies.
I was too pooped to properly photo…
But, we all know that Puff Pastry is good wrapped around everything!
Save this one for Super Bowl Sunday!! 🏈
for another printable version of BBQ Pork & Pineapple Hand Pies click here
You also might like these super easy Puff Pastry Bites made with ham or salami and cheese-always a real crowd pleaser that only takes minutes to prepare
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I would have never thought to make pork & pineapple hand pies Jenna! We have some pork in the freezer from our last Big Green Egg Butt, we’ll have to give some hand pies a try 🙂
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I need to get some puff pastry!! Delicious!
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what a great idea – and what is it with men and pork!? My hubby is the same 🙂
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Thank you. Sounds so good. Cute baby picture. Have a great day!
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I have to say I would never have thought of this but I sure do like this idea, leftovers to freeze. Looks delicious and what a sweet baby you have to cuddle with.
Have a great week Jenna………
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Thanks Emily! We still have some in the freezer, so handy! >
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Great idea for Super Bowl Sunday!
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It looked amazing right off of the grill:@)
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Great idea for the leftovers and looks so yummy, too!
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Puff pastry makes everything extra delicious! >
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Great way to use leftover pork and I love puff pastry! Thanks for the ideas, Jenna!
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whoa that looks so darn tasty! I really need to make these. Stopping by from #TickleMyTastebuds
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Wow Jenna, this looks so good and yummy.
Thanks for sharing this at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
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That’s what I call a bargain and you made good use of it!
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Oh wow…what a neat combination!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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Jenna,
Your little guy looks adorable! You are right that is a very large Pork Butt, it looks fantastic and what a great idea to make hand pies. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
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