Crockpot Pork BBQ
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Get a boneless pork roast that is
pretty learn and which will fit into your crockpot down to about the halfway
mark in the container. Mine can fit about a 4-lb pork roast (boneless).
Slice up a large onion (or 2 smaller-sized ones) into not-so-neat slices and
throw 'em into the pot. I also squirt in some Tabasco, Worcestershire
sauce, and sometimes a little soy sauce. Add enough water just to cover the
meat, and make sure to leave enough room in the top of the container for
bubbling, etc.
To cook, put the lid on; turn crockpot on Low for approximately 9-10 hours
(or on high at about 7-8 hours). Remove the pork to a platter on the side,
as well as the onion chunks. Drain the liquid out of the container (you can
save this to make a nice sauce for some other dish at some point if you
wish, but I usually discard it).
Fork-shred the pork meat and put it back into the crockpot container (now
empty) along with the onions (make sure to drain these well). Add your
favorite BBQ sauce so that the meat is drenched to the point you like it (I
like lots of sauce, but you have to judge this for your own taste). Mix it
all up with a fork in the crockpot. Put the lid back on and turn the pot on
Low. Cook for 45-60 minutes more. Serve...I like it on fresh, homemade
wheat bread (fresh out of the oven...mmm) with cole slaw. Yum!
Of course you can make your own BBQ sauce or buy bottles of it. If you use
the bottled variety in the interests of saving time, etc., buy about 2 of
the small bottles you get in the grocery store (sorry, I don't remember the
# of ounces in them -- probably about 16 oz. I would guess).
Incidentally, I find that barbecue like this is much better at least a day
later as the flavors have had a chance to 'meld together' during that
period. For this reason it is wonderful served as leftovers, and I've also
frozen it quite successfully for reheating of individual servings in the
microwave on days when I'm in a rush. Same for the bread (be sure to freeze
it *separately*; otherwise it will get soggy and yucky).
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