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Slow Cooker Mustard-Rubbed Pulled Pork

My Slow Cooker Mustard-Rubbed Pulled Pork uses just five ingredients and results in delicious pulled pork in a mustardy, slightly sweet, tangy vinegar barbecue sauce!

Ingredients

  • 5 pound bone-in pork shoulder
  • ½ cup French’s Yellow Mustard
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar

Instructions

  • Pork shoulders generally have a layer of fat covering one side. Using a sharp knife, remove this layer of fat and trim off any additional significant pieces of fat from the outside. My pork shoulder started off at 5 ½ pounds but after trimming was about 4 lbs 7 oz. (Note: the bone weighed about 5 ounces, so I calculated the points and nutrition info using 4 lbs 2 ounces of lean, trimmed pork shoulder)
  • On a cutting board, coat the outside of the pork shoulder in mustard (you can probably use a silicone pastry brush, but I just slather it on with my hands...this is a messy step!). Once covered, sprinkle brown sugar over the mustard and pat into the mustard coating. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning over the top.
  • Place the coated pork shoulder into your slow cooker and make sure any residual mustard/brown sugar coating remaining on the cutting board gets drizzled on top. Cook on low for 8 hours until pork shreds easily and falls off the bone. Remove the bone and discard.
  • Remove the pork to a cutting board and shred using two forks. Taste the cooking liquid and add the cider vinegar (you can add more to taste if desired). Transfer the liquid from the slow cooker to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 10-15 minutes. Serve the liquid alongside the pork and drizzle over pork before eating – whether eating it straight, on a bun or otherwise. Refrigerate and store sauce separately from any leftover pork.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:
191 calories, 4 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 8 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 23 g protein, 0 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1/2 cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 5 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 5 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
5 per (1/2 cup) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)