pulled pork

The whole pulled pork craze passed me by and I'd never tried it before...I decided to try it because a gifted slow cooker has always been shoved to the back of the cupboard and I thought it was about time to drag it out. The smell of this cooking was heavenly and upon tasting the OH had one word "Divine."

1kg joint of pork

2 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp pomegranate molasses 

4 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp smoked paprika

1 tbsp mustard

2 tsp sea salt or 4 tsp of kosher salt

1 tsp chilli flakes

freshly ground pepper

1/2pt chicken stock

• Mix all the ingredients together, except the chicken stock and marinate the pork for 2 hours at room temperature or ideally in the fridge overnight.
• Scrape the marinade off the pork and seal (brown) it on all sides in a skillet or frying pan.
• Mix the marinade and chicken stock together.
• Place pork in the slow cooker.
• Pour over stock and marinade mix.
• Cover and set on high.
• Cook  on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
• Take the fat off the pork and discard, then using two forks pull into shreds.
• Stir the shreds into the cooking liquid.
• Leave to cool and refrigerate for 24 hours to let the flavours meld. 
• Reheat and serve on buns with coleslaw - the sharpness of coleslaw balances the sweet and spiciness of the pulled pork. 

Also yummy with boiled rice...and of course chips and mash is always a great accompaniment to anything :-)