Pulled Pork with Mustard BBQ Sauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
This Pulled Pork with Mustard BBQ Sauce brings tangy Carolina-style flavor straight to your kitchen. Slow-cooked pork shoulder is braised with three kinds of mustard, vinegar, and spices until tender, then shredded into a smoky-sweet sauce. Served on soft potato rolls with a crisp, refreshing slaw, it’s a hearty dish that’s perfect for gatherings and guaranteed to impress.
Serves 6
Ingredients
- bunches BBQ Sauce
- 2 cups apple cider vinegar
- 1 red onion (peeled and chopped)
- 1 clofe garlic (peeled and smashed)
- 1 tablespoon chipotle in adobo puree
- 1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
- 1/2 cup whole grain mustard
- 1/2 cup yellow mustard
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 bottle light beer
- 4 yellow onions (peeled, cut into 1/2" halfmoons)
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 package potato rolls
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Slaw
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 2 cups shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 shallot (thinly sliced)
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- bunches BBQ Sauce
- 4 cups apple cider vinegar
- 2 red onion (peeled and chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled and smashed)
- 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo puree
- 1 cup spicy brown mustard
- 1 cup whole grain mustard
- 1 cup yellow mustard
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 bottle light beer
- 8 yellow onions (peeled, cut into 1/2" halfmoons)
- 4 bay leaves
- 6 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 2 packages potato rolls
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Slaw
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons celery seed
- 4 cups shredded red cabbage
- 4 cups shredded green cabbage
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 2 shallot (thinly sliced)
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- bunches BBQ Sauce
- 10 cups apple cider vinegar
- 5 red onion (peeled and chopped)
- 5 cloves garlic (peeled and smashed)
- 5 tablespoons chipotle in adobo puree
- 2 1/2 cups spicy brown mustard
- 2 1/2 cups whole grain mustard
- 2 1/2 cups yellow mustard
- 2 1/2 cups light brown sugar
- 2 1/2 bottle light beer
- 20 yellow onions (peeled, cut into 1/2" halfmoons)
- 10 bay leaves
- 15 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- 5 teaspoons ground coriander
- 5 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 5 packages potato rolls
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Slaw
- 2 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 5 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 5 teaspoons celery seed
- 10 cups shredded red cabbage
- 10 cups shredded green cabbage
- 5 cups shredded carrots
- 5 shallot (thinly sliced)
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- bunches BBQ Sauce
- 20 cups apple cider vinegar
- 10 red onion (peeled and chopped)
- 10 cloves garlic (peeled and smashed)
- 10 tablespoons chipotle in adobo puree
- 5 cups spicy brown mustard
- 5 cups whole grain mustard
- 5 cups yellow mustard
- 5 cups light brown sugar
- 5 bottle light beer
- 40 yellow onions (peeled, cut into 1/2" halfmoons)
- 20 bay leaves
- 30 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- 10 teaspoons ground coriander
- 10 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 10 packages potato rolls
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Slaw
- 5 cups mayonnaise
- 10 tablespoons sugar
- 10 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 10 teaspoons celery seed
- 20 cups shredded red cabbage
- 20 cups shredded green cabbage
- 10 cups shredded carrots
- 10 shallot (thinly sliced)
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Directions
- Preheat the oven or warming drawer to 250°F.
- To make the mustard BBQ sauce, add the cider vinegar, red onion, garlic, chipotle in adobo, spicy brown mustard, whole grain mustard, yellow mustard, brown sugar, and beer to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and carefully transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth, then return to a Dutch oven.
- Add the sliced onions, bay leaves, and seasoned pork shoulder to the sauce. Cover and cook in the oven for 4–4 1/2 hours, until the pork is tender.
- Remove from the oven. Discard the bay leaves and shred the pork into the onion-BBQ sauce using two forks.
- To make the slaw, whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, cider vinegar, and celery seed in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the shredded cabbages, carrots, and shallot, then toss to coat. Adjust seasoning as needed. (The slaw develops more flavor as it sits.)
- Serve the pulled pork on potato rolls topped with the slaw.