Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder With Brown Sugar & Balsamic Glaze

• 4 pounds pork shoulder (boneless pork butt)
• 4 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 teaspoons ground sage
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mustard powder
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

1. Put the pork shoulder, garlic, sage, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and water into a slow cooker and smoosh around with your hands. Cook on High for 4 hours.
2. In a measuring cup, whisk together the brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, mustard powder, and cornstarch. Add to the slow cooker and cook for another hour.
3. Carve pork against the grain into individual portions and serve with roasted carrots or white rice.

pork shoulder, garlic, ground sage, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, bay leaves, water, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, mustard powder, cornstarch

Taken from food52.com/recipes/78178-slow-cooker-pork-shoulder-with-brown-sugar-balsamic-glaze (may not work)