Southern Pulled Pork

Name: Southern Pulled Pork
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h 30 min
Total time: 6 h 50 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (3 pounds); 1/3 cup spicy brown mustard; 1/3 cup molasses; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/4 cup cold water; Baked sweet potatoes, optional

With molasses and brown sugar, this sweet and tangy pork takes just a few minutes of prep and offers plenty of hands-free time. It’s even more rewarding with yummy sweet potatoes. —Katie Grady, West Boylston, Massachusetts

Ingredients

1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (3 pounds)
1/3 cup spicy brown mustard
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Baked sweet potatoes, optional

Directions

Place pork in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Combine the mustard, molasses, brown sugar and soy sauce; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove meat; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Shred meat with two forks; return to the slow cooker. Stir in sauce. Cover and cook 15 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with sweet potatoes if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 282 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated fat), 81mg cholesterol, 240mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 medium-fat meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Sweet and Spicy Pulled Pork in Simple & Delicious February/March 2011

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zookeeperk

May 12, 2015

One of our favorites!
chambo5

May 8, 2014

I didnt have stoneground mustard so I used honey mustard. it was delicious! got great reviews from my family.
grandmastouch

Jul 8, 2012

We love pulled pork so I thought I would try this recipe. It was delicious. My only suggestion for future is to make more sauce so there will be more gravy. the flavor was exactly right, just wanted more of it.
joybear1

Jul 5, 2012

Family loved it!
scrapo

Dec 20, 2011

Very Yummy! Just used a pork tenderloin instead & still turned out great!
ncpdoug

Mar 13, 2011

Outstanding flavor, great recipe!
TSRatliff

Mar 9, 2011

Excellent! The only change I'll do for next time is add a bit more brown sugar. I added some on top of my potato and meat and it was great though. I also froze half and am looking forward to having that meal too!
darrnic

Feb 15, 2011

My family enjoyed this recipe. It was flavorful and very good. It is good reheated as leftovers as well.