October 20, 2011

Week 51, Recipe 2: Slow-cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Photo by National Pork Board

NOTES
  • Recipe modfified from Taste of Home, original recipe from National Pork Board 2011
  • Yum! This pork is good plain as well as mixed with your favorite BBQ sauce.
  • Original recipe did not call for step 1 but I think browning the meat before putting in the slow-cooker brings out the flavor much more.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 5-pound boneless pork butt (shoulder)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • Soft sandwich buns or rolls
  • Favorite BBQ sauce
  • Red onion and dill pickle slices, to serve
DIRECTIONS
1. Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper and brown on all sides over medium high heat in a large pot. Let cool slightly on a cutting board.

2. Combine all the seasonings in a small bowl and rub evenly over roast. Place meat in a 6-quart slow cooker. Add water. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 4-5 hours or until pork is very tender.
3. Remove pork to a large cutting board or platter and let rest for 10-15 minutes. Pull, slice or chop to serve. Either return to slow cooker and mix with BBQ sauce or serve plain with BBQ sauce.
4. Top buns/rolls with pork, sliced onion and pickles.

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