Apple Pulled Pork

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 15

Servings servings

Ingredients

1 large onion chopped
1 pork shoulder 2-pound
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 large apples peeled, cored and diced
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 cup apple juice
2 cups low sodium chicken broth or use homemade
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

In a large crock cooker, place first 4 ingredients (onion through diced apple).
In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients (salt and pepper through cayenne pepper); add to crock cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours, or until pork is forktender and falling apart. Transfer pork to a cutting board or plate and allow it to cool slightly. Shred with two forks then return to crock cooker and blend with juices. Remove rosemary sprigs and serve.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Evenly fill Romaine lettuce leaves with pork mixture and roll up to make wraps. Add a big bowl of Zesty Coleslaw (toss together finely shredded cabbage and carrots, thinly sliced red onion, radishes and zucchini with a whisked-up dressing of extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, raw honey, salt, pepper and dry mustard to taste).

NUTRITION: Per Serving : 502 Calories; 31g Fat; 35g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 121mg Cholesterol; 404mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 4 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates. Points: 13

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