made my first pulled pork in slow cooker...bit bland?

[steveo3002]

i made some pulled pork in the slow cooker last night

7 hrs on low in cola , then taken out and shredded and drained off then back in for 1.5 hrs with bbq sauce all over it

meat was spot on texture wise , but not much taste at all

[Stu R]

Mustard > Dry Rub > Smoke it > mop sauce > finish cooking > more mop sauce, and BBQ sauce

If you want to slow cook it, do it after you've applied the flavour, otherwise, it's not that surprising it's a bit bland tbh.

[steveo3002]

yeah i havent got any way to smoke it..its slow cooker or nowt

just trying to make the best of my situation really

[paulmurr]

IME you need more salt. Pork shoulders and bellies are big ol' bits of meat and as such need to be really well seasoned.

[Stu R]

Gotcha. As said lots of salt (big old rocks too, none of this sieve-able stuff).

Also, try leaving it in cider vinegar overnight before cooking, dry it off, do the dry rub and mustard, keep the cider vinegar to make BBQ sauce with...

[steveo3002]

all the mustard n stuff ..then coke ?

how much salt are we talking say for 1kg lump of meat

[Wadeski]

mustard makes it sticky.

salt & spices make it delicious.

the BBQ sauce really just adds a bit of moistness - tbh mine was perfectly good with sauce on the side.

[paulmurr]

steveo3002 said:

all the mustard n stuff ..then coke ?

how much salt are we talking say for 1kg lump of meat

At least a tablespoon.