I thought I would switch it up a little and post about something other than breakfast. Lately I have had a bit of an obsession with pulled pork. As a southerner, I was excited to try my hand at making my own. I decided to try a bit of a twist on North Carolina style pulled pork. I started with a Becker Lane Organic Farm Pork Shoulder and some amazing Blis Bourbon Barrel Matured Maple Syrup from Gilt Taste, and went from there. If you are interested in learning more about the maple syrup, here ya go.
Maple & Apple Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Place 3 lb pork shoulder in a slow cooker.
Mix together:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp ground paprika
pinch of ground cloves
1 tsp each of salt and pepper
2 Tbs. Bragg liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 red onion, diced
Pour mixture over pork and top with slices from 1 medium apple (peeled, cored, and sliced in 2 inch pieces-they will cook in with the pork). Cook on high for 1 hour. Lower slow cooker to low and cook until pork is fork tender. For me this took about 4 hours, but it could take longer depending on your cooker. When pork is fork tender, take out and trim and discard excess fat. Pull apart pork with a fork and toss back into cooking liquid in the slow cooker. You can add a little more maple syrup if you want and let it cook for another 30 min or so to soak up liquid.
My favorite way to enjoy pulled pork is on a brioche bun with slaw and a beer.
For some added goodness, take some of the liquid out of the slow cooker and deglaze in a pan. When making your sandwich, top pork with deglazed liquid (read: liquid GOLD) and slaw. It's so good!
Yield: about 4 servings
**added bonus: your home will smell amazing!
Maple & Apple Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Place 3 lb pork shoulder in a slow cooker.
Mix together:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp ground paprika
pinch of ground cloves
1 tsp each of salt and pepper
2 Tbs. Bragg liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 red onion, diced
Pour mixture over pork and top with slices from 1 medium apple (peeled, cored, and sliced in 2 inch pieces-they will cook in with the pork). Cook on high for 1 hour. Lower slow cooker to low and cook until pork is fork tender. For me this took about 4 hours, but it could take longer depending on your cooker. When pork is fork tender, take out and trim and discard excess fat. Pull apart pork with a fork and toss back into cooking liquid in the slow cooker. You can add a little more maple syrup if you want and let it cook for another 30 min or so to soak up liquid.
My favorite way to enjoy pulled pork is on a brioche bun with slaw and a beer.
For some added goodness, take some of the liquid out of the slow cooker and deglaze in a pan. When making your sandwich, top pork with deglazed liquid (read: liquid GOLD) and slaw. It's so good!
Yield: about 4 servings
**added bonus: your home will smell amazing!
21 comments:
This looks so delicious!
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oh fellow southerner {or not, i'm from texas and that's as far south as i'm willing to go}, this is amazing. i'm so with you. :))
-jocee <3
Living in the US made me seriously obsessed with pulled pork! Ever since I've wanted to made it myself but still haven't...yum!
This sounds amazing! My husband is from Lexington, NC so he likes his pulled pork a certain way but I'm going to try to slip this one by him ;)
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yummy ! i think i will try it ! xx nadine www.ballerinasbun.blogspot.com
That looks delicious!
i've never made pulled pork before, which is ridiculous since i'm a southerner. going to try your recipe. T will be excited to see you tried his beer! xo
thank you for sharing! i am always looking for a new pulled pork recipe. love the syrup bottle. "the splendid table's" close-roasted pork with ancho, cinnamon, and cocoa is also absolutely delicious. you toss a whole head of garlic into the pot and then spread the softened gold onto the bread at the end. so good!
Very laid back picture.Beautiful light and atmosphere.
That sandwich looks insane!!! Would love to take a big bite. I like how it's bursting at the seams, too...yum!
Excuse me while I go get a towel to sop up the drool that has collected beneath me...
This is pretty nice!!
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Wow - so ambitious but you make it seem so doable! As a transplanted North Carolinian who misses barbecue, I may have to keep this recipe in mind. :)
This is an amazing blog! I love your work! Photography and cooking are two of mine biggest inspirations! :)
Just pinned this to make this weekend! I have a huge hunk o' pork shoulder I needed a recipe for ~ thank you!
IN LOVE WITH THIS! been on such a syrup kick! can't wait to get my hands on a bottle of this stuff!
Oh boy. I'm not southern but I've had a hankering for pulled pork lately. Your post has sealed my fate, there will be pulled pork in this house soon. Beautiful.
Oh my GOOOOOOSH this sounds incredible. I love pulled pork as well. We're so lucky to have a fantastic little family farm about two miles away that raises beautiful pigs. Nothing tastes better than one of their fresh hams, glazed in my family's homemade maple syrup...but this pulled pork recipe might be a new favorite. Can't waaait to try it!
So delicious. I made this for a dozen friends last night - it was a hit. Thanks for including a link to the slaw too. Everything was fab - thank you!
Seriously! Wow!!! That roll looks like its filled with the most, incredible, mouth watering, glossiest pork I've ever seen. Truly yum... :)
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