Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches
My family loves pulled pork, but I have this thing with perfection. My favorite recipe takes 2 – 3 days. It drives my family, plus the whole neighborhood crazy because all they get is to smell the pork for hours and hours. The last time I posted my favorite pulled pork sandwich recipe on my site, one of the readers wished it didn’t take so long. So I finally listened and came back with this interpretation for a pulled pork sandwich that takes less than a day. I used my crockpot to slow cook a small boneless boston butt to make this pulled pork. I let it slow cook all day and then added a bottle of barbecue sauce in the last 30 minutes of cooking. It was really easy to do. I used white zinfandel wine to cook my pork, but you can use any sweeter wine, or skip the wine all together. You can substitute the wine with beer, soda, or stock. I served it with an easy old-fashioned coleslaw you can find on my site.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches Recipe
Ingredients
2-3 lb boneless Boston Butt
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cups liquid (I used white zinfandel wine)
1 – 18 oz bottle barbecue sauce
Method
1. Mix paprika, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper in a little bowl. Then use spices as a rub for the meat. Add pork to crockpot and pour in liquid. Add garlic and onions. Turn crockpot on low for 8-10 hours.
2. The pork should be completely falling apart after cooking. Pour off liquid, reserving about 1/4 cup. Shred the pork with a fork and add barbecue sauce. Mix well. Turn crockpot to high for about 30 minutes, or until heated through.
yum!!! i’ve actually been toying with the idea of getting us a slow cooker and know everywhere i turn yummy slow-cooker recipes are finding me, LOL. maybe a silly question, but as i am about to invest- what are the things i should look for when buying one? tx!
Hey Rebacca!
Crockpots are very simple machines, it’s just a cooking element, two temperature settings, high and low, and the bowl your food goes in, just make sure the bowl comes in and out of the crockpot. Rivel is the most popular brand, I have one that’s close to thirty years old and still works fine, but it’s small. The one I use all the time is a westbend stainless steel. It’s cute and works well. If you need a timer that will automatically turn off the crockpot, you can get a higher end model. Higher dollar models just mean fancier timers and they include more recipes though. Don’t forget to compare an oval to a round, mine is round, but now I wish I had got an oval, they take up more storage and counter space, but it’s easier to fit roasts in.
Just for example, this is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/West-Bend-85156-Crockery-Stainless/dp/B0000VOK9Q/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1287513376&sr=8-7/?tag=Babble-20, but I would rather have this one: http://www.amazon.com/West-Bend-84866-Versatility-Stainless/dp/B000BKY7K8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1287513376&sr=8-5/?tag=Babble-20
Yum!
So what do I do with the reserved 1/4 cup of liquid?? Mix it back in with the BBQ sauce?