My friend Renee gave me this recipe and I gave it a try, which makes this my first friend recipe post. This recipe can be cut down, ask the butcher if they can cut you a smaller piece of pork butt. Everyone likes butts of different sizes so you need to make the decision. One thing that I think that is important on this recipe is that the pork should fall apart pretty easily and if it doesn't yet, just keep cooking it. A traditional way to eat a pulled pork sandwich is with a little colesaw topping if you feel the need to add a veggie to this meal.
Here's my mods I made on this recipe: I had part of a pork loin in the freezer I used on this, which makes the recipe more lean, but probably not at tastey. From what I've seen on most slow cooker recipes is you have the fast version and the slow version, so 4-6 hours on high, or 8 hours on low. I like my pulled pork sauce a little sweeter so I added a little molasses and more brown sugar.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 8 hours
Makes: About 8 cups or 12 main dish servings
Ingredients:
1 Medium onion – finely chopped
1/2 Cup ketchup
1/3 Cup cider vinegar
1/4 Cup packed brown sugar
1/4 Cup tomato paste
2 Tablespoons sweet paprika
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
1 1/4 Teaspoons pepper
4 lbs Boneless port shoulder blade roast (fresh pork butt) or pork loin, cut into 4 pieces
12 Sandwich buns or ciabatta rolls
- In 4 1/2 to 6 quart slow cooker pot, stir all ingredients except pork until combined. Add pork to sauce mixture and turn to coat well with sauce.
- Cover the slow cooker with a lid and cook on low, 8 to 10 hours or until pork is tender.
- With tongs, transfer port to a large bowl. Turn setting on cooker to high; cover and heat sauce to boiling to thicken and reduce slightly.
- While sauce boils, with 2 forks, shred pork. Return shredded pork to cooker and toss with sauce to combine. Cover slow cooker and heat through on high setting if necessary.
- Spoon pork mixture on bottom of buns; replace tops of buns.
Nutrition: Its pulled pork, nutrition data is obviously not of concern for this meal.
