Slow Cooker Pulled Ham With Carolina Mustard Food

BEER-BRAISED PULLED HAM

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, whisk together beer and 1/2 cup mustard. Stir in pepper. Add ham and rosemary. Cook, covered, on low until tender, 7-9 hours., Remove ham; cool slightly. Discard rosemary sprigs. Skim fat. When ham is cool enough to handle, shred meat with 2 forks. Discard bone. Return to slow cooker; heat through., Using tongs, place shredded ham on pretzel buns; top with remaining mustard and, if desired, dill pickle slices., Freeze option: Freeze cooled ham mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, stirring gently; add water if necessary.

SLOW COOKER PULLED HAM WITH CAROLINA MUSTARD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Put the ham in the slow cooker crockery insert.
• Combine the vinegar, brown sugar, black pepper, and crushed red pepper; pour over the ham.
• Cover and cook on LOW for about 9 hours, or until the ham is very tender. Or cook for about 4 to 5 hours on HIGH.
• Discard excess fat and bones and the liquids. Shred or chop the ham.
• Serve with split sandwich buns and your choice of condiments or spreads, along with coleslaw , beans, or your favorite sides and salads.
• Enjoy.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a saucepan, combine the 3/4 cup of mustard with the 2/3 cup of vinegar, the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, 2 to 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper. Blend well and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer gently for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about one-third.

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.

CAROLINA PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir onion, vinegar, garlic, and brown sugar together in 6 quart slow-cooker. Spread whole grain mustard over all chicken pieces. Place chicken, breast-side down, in slow-cooker. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours, until chicken is fork tender.
• Remove chicken from slow-cooker and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Pour braising liquid through sieve. Transfer onion solids and 1/2 cup of the liquid to a large bowl. Add dressing ingredients (vinegar, yellow mustard, parsley, salt and pepper) to the onion mixture and whisk together.
• Shred chicken in large pieces and toss with dressing.
• Serve on toasted buns with coleslaw.