I’ve discovered a secret – prepare yourselves. 

If you listen to Maroon 5 singing “Moves Like Jagger” while putting ingredients together in a crock-pot, you will start to believe that what you’re doing is not commonplace, not mundane – no, what you’re doing will suddenly feel alluring…sexy even. 

Trust me, eat wild, and do it the next time you put a hundred little boring things into a crock-pot.  Like I did with all of this –

(Exact amounts at the bottom of the post)

We had the good fortune of having my husband’s parents visit this weekend, and I made this special dish to celebrate their arrival in Indianapolis.  (Side note– I can’t wait to share all of our local adventures with you!)  Slow-roasted, free range pork shoulder in a homemade barbecue sauce.  Absolutely delicious. 

Now, when you mix it all together, it looks like this –

Not very pretty, but just remember, “You want the moves like jagger, I've got the moves like jagger, I've got the mooooooves... like jagger.”  I’m not kidding – I think it actually makes the food taste better to cook to this song.

Okay, add in the free-range pork shoulder and coat it in the mixture.  Turn the crock-pot on low for 7-8 hours.  In the end, it will be fall-apart tender.  See the before and after -

I like serving it over a piece of thickly sliced French or sourdough bread lightly toasted in the oven.  The salad on the side was made with locally grown romaine lettuce – the first of the season! 

Oh, and don’t be like me and add in regular chili powder if what you meant to add was chipotle chili powder – reading the spice jar helps a lot.  But what can I say – I was too busy being distracted by my moves.

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Eat wild pulled pork sauce ingredients:

·      1 chopped onion

·      1 Tablespoon chipotle chili powder

·      2 teaspoons garlic powder

·      1 can tomato paste

·      2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard

·      1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

·      ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

·      2-3 Tablespoons vinegar (depending on your taste)

·      1 teaspoon paprika

·      cayenne pepper to taste (optional)

·      salt and pepper to taste