Monday, May 16, 2011

The best kind of dinner

In my opinion, the best kind of dinner is the one that is already made when I get home! That is basically what a slow-cooker does and I am loving my new one! I got a new digital one for Christmas and am trying to utilize it more. I have been trying some new recipes that I find online. Some have been great and some have been a flop. If you have any recipes you would love to share, please do so! I am trying to do one slow-cooker meal a week because it makes dinner so nice and easy after getting home from work. Tonight we had a recipe I have made several times and it is a favorite of ours! Try it and enjoy!

Pulled Pork

1 pork shoulder, boneless (2 ½ - 3 lb) - any pork cut of this sort will work, it doesn't have to be the shoulder

1 Tbsp McCormick Pork Rub

¼ tsp Thyme leaves seasoning

1 small onion, chopped (about ½ cup)

1 cup cola

2 cups barbecue sauce

8 buns sandwich buns or flour tortillas

Remove fat from pork with kitchen shears. Rub seasoning and meat tenderizer over pork and let if sit in the refrigerator overnight.

Place pork in slow cooker. I always use a crockpot liner. Sprinkle with onion. Pour cola over pork. Then sprinkle with thyme leaves. Cover; cook on Low Heat setting 8 to 10 hours.

Remove pork from slow cooker, reserve ½ cup juice/sauce. Cool some. Use 2 forks to pull pork into shreds. Place pork in a large sauce pan. Stir in barbecue sauce and reserve juices as needed. Cover and let simmer for 25-30 minutes. Spoon filling into buns.

3 comments:

Designs by DD said...

Crock-pots are wonderful! I emailed you one of our favorite recipes.

leaderofthepack said...

This Tennessean so proud of you for eating pulled pork! Pulled pork is our barbeque!

Clay said...

Memphis-Style.... Yup. Much easier than 26 hours in the smoker, too. (sprayed with apple juice every two hours, of course!) ~Clay