Apple And Maple Pulled Pork

Categories: Pork | Slow Cooker

3 lbs pork shoulder/butt
1 cup apple cider vinegar
about 4 Tbs Canadian Steak Seasoning
1/2 tsp dry ground mustard
1/2 tsp ground Paprika
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 cup diced red onion
1 Tbs diced roasted green chilis (I use the Ortega brand...something I bring from the US - in Germany could use some diced up Pepperoni's maybe, or even Jalapeno) (can use more if you really want some spiciness, I just wanted a hint of spice)
1/4 cup pure Maple Syrup
1 medium apple, peeled & cored and sliced into rings

Place the pork into a dutch oven and pour in the apple cider vinegar.
Add the dry spiced, garlic, onion and chilies.
Drizzle the Maple syrup over then top with apple slices.
Cover and cook for 4 to 4 1/2 hours (until meat is soft and falling apart) in a 375 F (190 C) oven.
About half way through the cooking time check on it and stir it up/break the meat apart a bit and I find this helps in coaxing into the 'pulled' status.
I also will do this once about 30 minutes before it finishes (and lets be honest i might just drizzle a bit more maple syrup at this point too.
If your meat seems way dry or bland you can put in a bit more apple cider vinegar and spices as well).
You could also do this in a slow cooker on low for around 8 hours.
The apples and onions etc will kind of just melt into the meat.
When you remove from oven break apart/ stir with a large fork or spoon until it becomes a nice pulled apart consistency and everything is mixed together nicely.
Serve on rolls with rotkohl or cole slaw (kraut salat) or just as is (maybe with some steamed rice, mashed potatoes or polenta).

First Made:
2013-03-23

Source:
behindtheskillet.blogspot.ca