Lunch: Orange, Soy, and Honey Pulled Pork

Recipe by Katherine Dyer An Asian-inspired marinade that is also great for chicken and beef. This is great paired with fried rice.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Orange, Soy, and Honey Pulled Pork

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 (4.5 pound) pork shoulder roast
2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
1/2 cup brown sugar, or to taste

Instructions

Whisk orange juice, soy sauce, 1/2 cup honey, balsamic vinegar, mustard, paprika, hot sauce, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger together in the bottom of a slow cooker; add garlic. Lay the pork shoulder roast into the orange juice mixture.
Cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours.
Turn roast over in the slow cooker, drizzle more honey over the roast, and pack brown sugar atop the pork.
Continue cooking another 10 to 12 hours. Shred the pork with a pair of forks in the slow cooker and mix with the liquid until even in texture.

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