Pulled Pork with Cider-Baked Beans

By awright0511

Ingredients

• 8 ounces  dry navy or great northern beans, picked over
• 7-1/2 cups  cold water
• 1 cup  chopped onion
• 2 bacon slices, chopped
• 3 pounds  boneless pork shoulder, fat trimmed
• 1 cup  apple cider
• 1/3 cup  unsulphured molasses
• 1/4 cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon  dry mustard
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup  drained canned chopped tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon  salt

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine beans and 6 cups water in a large pot. Bring to a boil, cover and remove from heat. Let stand 1 hour (or soak beans in cold water overnight). Drain and rinse.

2. Combine onion and bacon in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat; cook until onion is tender and bacon is crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain fat.

3. Combine onion-bacon mixture and beans in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place pork over bean mixture. Stir together cider, 1-1/2 cups water, the molasses, sugar, mustard and bay leaf in a medium bowl until combined well; pour over pork.

4. Cover and cook 12 to 13 hours on low or 6 to 7 hours on high. Add tomatoes 30 minutes before end of cooking time.

5. Transfer pork to a cutting board and, using 2 forks, shred. Strain juice from beans into a large bowl (discard bay leaf). Skim fat from juices; pour 1 cup juices over pork and toss to coat. Pour just enough juice back into beans until soupy, 2 to 3 cups (discard remaining juices), then stir in salt.