Every couple of months, I get a huge craving for shredded pork. The kind of slow-cooked, moist, melt in your mouth, scrumptious pork that is stuffed into carnitas and pulled-pork sandwiches. The other day I experienced one of these exact cravings when I saw a recipe for TeamSugar member Twinkle's super easy BBQ pork.
The pork looks incredibly juicy and the recipe is practically effortless. All you need is time, but good things come to those who wait. To take a look at her recipe, read more.
Submitted by TeamSugar member Twinkle
Williams Sonoma — Food Made Fast: Slow Cooker
Some people call it pulled pork but back home in North Carolina we just call it BBQ pork. I've made this recipe a few times and it is awesome. Seriously, I have a hard time pulling myself away from the table when we have this. Serve on its own or on toasted buns with a side of coleslaw, corn on the cob, and hush puppies if you have 'em.
If you need an extra kick try this recipe for North Carolina BBQ Sauce. Enjoy!
Ingredients
3 tbsp. Canola oil
4 lbs. boneless pork shoulder cut into 3 equal pieces
1 yellow onion chopped finely
3/4 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup light molasses
2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. dry mustard
salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions
Brown pork in heavy bottom pan and transfer to slow cooker. Sauté onion until golden. Add vinegar and deglaze the pan. Then add ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, red pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to bubble. Pour over pork. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8-10 hours. The pork should be very tender.
Transfer the pork to a platter. Using a pair of forks, shred each piece of pork, removing and discarding any large pieces of fat. Skim off the excess fat from the surface of the sauce and return pork to the sauce. Stir together to combine. Serve the pork and sauce as is or on sandwich rolls.
* If like me you don't have a slow cooker, you can use a French oven on the stove top instead.
Tastes even better the next day!
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This sounds very yummy! I'll give it a try.
1Twinkle always posts amazing recipes. Can't wait to try this one.
2Yum. I love BBQ and serve mine with Blue Cheese coleslaw.
3I would not be pulling your leg if I said this recipe looks great. Perfect for a party.
4This looks awesome! I love pulled pork sandwiches.
5I looooooove pulled pork! I've never tried to make it myself though. Maybe I'll give this a try.
6saraleann,
Please post your recipe for the blue cheese 'slaw! Always looking to try something new!
7I'd love the recipe for blue cheese coleslaw also. Thanks.
8my mother likes to top her pork with cole slaw - i'm sure the blue cheese recipe would be perfect!
9my first thought when I saw the picture of the pork was, "Carnitas!" they look really yummy!!
10I guess I'm the only person left on earth who's never had pulled pork?
11I need a slow cooker pronto!
12I found a recipe for blue cheese cole slaw on the Food Network site. It's from Ina Garten, so you KNOW it will be good! *hopping up and down and grinning*
13Thanks fuzzles - I'm gonna look it up right now.
14No thanks, pork is one of the most disgusting meats to me.
15please don't open a recipe with pork in the title if you don't care for that meat. thanks.
16I agree with audtoxicsparkle and agree.
17Besides....this looks DELISH!!!!!!! Another award winning blog from Twinkle!
I meant award winning recipe
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