Maple-mustard pulled pork

Maple-mustard pulled pork

Coat your pork shoulder with a sweet mustard glaze then slow-roast for soft, tender meat that just falls apart

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

SERVES 6 with leftovers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 8 hrs

plus overnight salting

Method

  1. Mix the sea salt and 200g of the sugar in a large food bag, add the pork and coat it well. (If you don't have a bag, rub over the pork in a dish and cover with cling film.) Leave in the fridge overnight.
  2. The next day, remove the pork and wipe down the meat with kitchen paper. Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Mix the remaining sugar, the maple syrup, mustards and some ground pepper. Rub half the mixture over the pork and sit it on a rack in a roasting tin. Roast for 6 hrs.
  3. Spoon the remaining maple mixture over the pork and roast for 1 hr more.
  4. Rest the meat for 30 mins on a plate loosely covered with foil. To serve, tear the pork into big fat chunks and, after skimming the surface, spoon over any juices from the tin.

PER SERVING

716 kcalories, protein 61g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 38 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, sugar 30g, salt 3.6 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2012.

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  • 31 October 2012

    Loopygigglelips commented on this recipe

    Did a trial of this ready for bonfire night, easy and simple to do. The taste is heavenly and the pork is tender juicy and so full of flavour

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  • 31 October 2012

    Jacquis food commented on this recipe

    Did this for a family dinner , everyone loved it, the pork was so tender and moist and the flavours were lovely, a very inexpensive treat

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  • 03 November 2012

    Briman commented on this recipe

    Made this recipe without the overnight salt/sugar rub the pork was moist and had an amazing flavour fed 6 easily but with no leftovers unfortunately as everyone loved it so much!

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  • 04 November 2012

    Foodie commented on this recipe

    I don't like pork, do you think you could do this recipe with a gammon joint? Maybe leave out the salt?

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  • 04 November 2012

    pinkyc commented on this recipe

    I only have a piece of pork just over 1kg, is it as easy as cutting the cooking time in half or should it still be the full 6hours?

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  • 04 November 2012

    Ticket rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this as a treat for our fireworks gathering - what a delicious recipe! Many commented this was their favourite ever pork dish. Highly recommend it. If you can't find mustard powder then just use normal jar of mustard. I did and it worked a treat. I also added a little extra maple syrup. The flavours were wonderful.

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  • 05 November 2012

    Loopygigglelips rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Did this for firework party alongside a 'normal' piece of pork, both were fantastic and went down very quickly (so quick i didn't get any myself!!) Plenty of people wanted the recipe though as they had never tasted pork so good before :-)

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  • 05 November 2012

    Joanne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great recipe....did for a family party with corn on the cob, fresh rolls and salad and it was a real success. Only 4 stars as the James Martin BBQ pulled pork is slightly better in my opinion...but this is still great.

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  • 07 November 2012

    hairymammoth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for a joint 40th / bonfire night party and it went down a storm. Very easy to make and received lots of compliments. As a vegetarian, I can't actually comment personally on the taste, but considering there were absolutely no leftovers, I think my meat-eating friends rather enjoyed it!

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  • 07 November 2012

    Debbie24 commented on this recipe

    Not sure if this is a stupid question...did your pork shoulder still have the bone in or did you buy it boned????

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  • 12 November 2012

    Crazy Mother Cooker rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious. And so easy! A new favourite in this house for sure.

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  • 13 November 2012

    trisha commented on this recipe

    about to do this recipe but wondered whether or not the skin should be removed before starting? Some advice would be appreciated.

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  • 18 November 2012

    BaByPuKe rated this recipe

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  • 18 November 2012

    Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Did this for a dinner party and served it with the fruity red cabbage, crispy baked potatoes with spring onions and green salad from Nov mag. Everyone loved it. Really simple to make and it was beautifully moist and tender. Defo a keeper.

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  • 25 November 2012

    Jenny rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Had this with stuffing and apple sauce in soft white buns and it was delicious. Quite salty.

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    25 November 2012

    cj rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    beautiful, moist and flavour some. Very easy to do, ideal for a large party as no last minute organising. Served it with the accompaniments suggested in the November issue - will certainly do it again.

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  • 28 November 2012

    carol rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did this for my daughters 21st birthday family gathering. I did 2 whole shoulders of pork. Like the others I still had no left overs. Served with fresh rolls and a variety of sauces/dips etc. Will be doing again for new year as so easy and you can get on with other baking etc whilst it is cooking.

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  • 15 December 2012

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was so delicious and so easy, I'm definitely making it again!

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  • 15 December 2012

    saloncloudninexx commented on this recipe

    Can this be done in a slow cooker?

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  • 25 December 2012

    Dangozo commented on this recipe

    Just did this yesterday and it was the best pork ever with thumbs up from all and no left overs! For those who asked the question I showed this recipe to my butcher and he suggested bone out and no skin so the marinade would penetrate.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

SERVES 6 with leftovers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 8 hrs

plus overnight salting

Ingredients

  • 200g sea salt
  • 300g light muscovado sugar
  • 2kg/4lb 8oz piece pork shoulder
  • 100ml maple syrup
  • 100g wholegrain mustard
  • 2 tbsp English mustard powder
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PER SERVING

716 kcalories, protein 61g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 38 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, sugar 30g, salt 3.6 g

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