Grandma Wanda's Pulled Pork BBQ Recipe | Homemade Carolina Pulled Pork BBQ Recipe

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + spices

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork loin

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are less expensive and lower in fat.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Lemon juice provides acidity at a lower cost.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

White sugar is less expensive and works similarly.

Introduce the recipe as Grandma Wanda's pulled pork barbecue.

Mention using a 3.5 pound pork loin roast instead of pork butt due to availability.

Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of salt to the pork loin roast.

Pour 1 cup of apple cider vinegar over the pork.

Place the pork in a crock pot and cook on low for about 8 hours until it is ready to shred.

After 8 hours, check if the pork is falling apart and ready to shred.

Shred the pork using hands or forks, aiming for a finer shred.

Put the shredded pork back into the crock pot with about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.

Add 1/2 cup of ketchup to the shredded pork in the crock pot.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and garlic to taste.

Add Texas Pete hot sauce to taste and optional red pepper flakes.

Mix everything together, adding more salt and pepper if needed.

Let the mixture simmer in the crock pot for 15-30 minutes to meld the flavors together.

Serve the pulled pork on buns.

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