Low Fat and Low Sugar Pulled Pork (with Maple Syrup and No Processed Sugars)
Ingredients
- 3 pound boneless pork loin cut into 2 x 3 inch cubes (if you want to use a fattier piece of meat the pork shoulder will be amazing and tasty, but much more fat!)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon coriander
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Sauce
- ¾ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup tomato paste unsalted
- 2 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoon white vinegar
- 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
- 4 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Sprinkle the meat with the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and coriander, over all sides.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Add the pieces of meat, turning to brown each side. Add 2 tablespoons of water to the pan. Cover the Dutch oven and put in the center rack of oven and cook for 1 ½ hours.
- Add 1/3 of the sauce and continue cooking at 300 for 1 -1 ½ hours, covered, or until pork is very tender and pulls apart very easily. Remove from oven and pull the meat apart using two forks. Add 1/3 more of the sauce and stir in, covering the meat.
- Serve on toasted gluten free rolls or other rolls . Makes 4 -5 servings.
Sauce
- Stir together all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook on very low for 10-15 minutes. Reserve one third of the sauce for passing when serving. Add one third of the sauce to the meat after 1 ½ hours of cooking. Add another third in after the meat finishes cooking and prior to serving.
