Crockpot Pulled Pork With Honey Mustard Bbq Sauce Food

HONEY BBQ PULLED PORK IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Place onions into the bottom of a slow cooker and place garlic on top. Top with pork roast and season with pepper and salt. Pour BBQ sauce over the top of the roast, making sure all is covered, including onions and garlic. Pour honey on top of the roast only.
• Cover and cook on High until meat is easily shredded with 2 forks, about 6 hours, or on Low for 12 hours.

CROCKPOT PULLED PORK WITH HONEY-MUSTARD BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the sliced onion in the bottom of a slow cooker set on LOW heat.
• Pat the pork butt dry with paper towels. Set aside while you make the rub.
• In a small bowl, combine onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dried thyme, salt, cumin, and black pepper to create the rub.
• Rub the spice mixture onto the surface of the pork then place the pork on top of the onions. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender and shreds easily with a fork.
• While the pork is cooking, make the barbecue sauce. In a small sauce, combine the Dijon mustard, honey, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and smoked paprika in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. (The sauce can be made up to 5 days in advance and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.)
• When the pork is done, remove the meat and onions from the slow cooker into a bowl or platter, using a slotted spoon. Shred the meat with two forks. Taste and add some of the cooking liquid and/or salt and black pepper to taste. Serve with Honey-Mustard BBQ Sauce.

INDOOR PULLED PORK WITH SOUTH CAROLINA MUSTARD BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Dissolve 1 cup salt, 1/2 cup sugar, and 3 tablespoons liquid smoke in 4 quarts cold water in large container. Submerge pork in brine, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• While pork brines, combine 1/4 yellow mustard and remaining 2 teaspoons liquid smoke in small bowl; set aside. Combine 2 tbsp black pepper, 2 tablespoons paprika, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper in second small bowl; set aside.
• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle and heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Remove pork from brine and dry thoroughly with paper towels. Rub mustard mixture over entire surface of each piece of pork. Sprinkle entire surface of each piece with spice mixture. Place pork on wire rach inside foil-lined baking sheet. Place piece of parchment paper over pork, then cover with sheet of aluminum foil, sealing edges to prevent moisture from escaping. Roast pork for 3 hours.
• Remove pork from oven; remove and discard foil and parchment. Carefully pour off liquid in botton of baking sheet into fat separator and reserve for sauce. Return pork to oven and cook, uncovered, until well browned, tendeer, and internal temperature registers 200 degrees on instant-read thermometer about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer pork to serving dish, tent loosely with foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
• While pork rests, pour 1/2 cup of defatted cooking liquid from fat separator into medium bowl.
• Combine all sauce ingredients in medium bowl with cooking liquid and whisk to combine.
• Second Sauce: Lexington Vinegar Barbecue Sauce:.
• 1 cup cider vinegar.
• 1/2 cup ketchup.
• 1/2 cup water.
• 1 tablespoons sugar.
• 3/4 teaspoons salt.
• 3/4 red pepper flakes.
• 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper.