Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork - Taste it to Believe it!

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork butt is often less expensive.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup with spices

Homemade sauce can be healthier and cheaper.

Slice both ends of the onion to avoid the hot spot that makes you cry.

Cut the onion in half and cross cut into about half inch slices.

Trim off the skin of the pork shoulder with a sharp knife.

Add the pork, onions, and all other ingredients to the crock pot.

Put on the lid, set the heat on low, and timer for 10 hours.

After 10 hours, remove the meat from the crock and set it on a cutting board to cool.

Separate the onions and set them aside.

Pour all the juices and fat into a medium-large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow the fat to separate.

Once the meat is cool enough to handle, shred the pork using your hands to remove any fat, gristle, or bone pieces.

Skim off the top layer of fat from the separated juices.

Blend the liquid and onions in an immersion blender or a regular blender until the onions are incorporated into the sauce and it thickens.

Add the shredded pork back into the crock with the sauce, turn the heat on high, and allow everything to heat through.

Butter the top and bottom of kaiser rolls and grill them on the stovetop until lightly browned and slightly crunchy.

Heat the barbecue pulled pork onto the roll and add a toothpick to hold it together.

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