It feels almost shameful to post a recipe that is so easy, but I feel the need to share. Pulled pork has always seemed a bit intimidating until I started making it in the crock-pot. Now, I can not think of any recipe that is this easy. The pork is so tender- it falls apart when touched with a fork and the slaw is the perfect combination of sweet and spicy. This is an immediate crowd pleaser and a perfect meal to enjoy on a Spring day.
BBQ pulled pork
Ingredients:
3-4 lb pork shoulder roast
12 ozs. of coke
1 bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce (18oz)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
Pour barbecue sauce and coke into the crock-pot. Gently stir together. Add salt. After cutting the extra fat off the roast, add it to the crock-pot. Ladle the sauce over the roast and then cover it with the lid. Cook the roast for 6-7 hrs on high. Halfway through, turn the roast over and ladle the sauce over the roast. About 30 minutes before eating, pull the pork apart with a fork. Turn the heat to low and let the sauce thicken.
(adapted from Southern Living Our Best Recipes Volume #4)
Sweet and Spicy Cole Slaw
Ingredients:
1pound green cabbage
2 carrots
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/8 cup mustard
1 tspn apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tspn black pepper
1/4 tspn cayenne
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Cut cabbage in quarters and remove core. Peel carrots and
cut into pieces that would fit through the feed tube of a food
processor. Fit food processor with the large-holed grater attachment and
push cabbage and carrots through feed tube to grate. In a
large bowl, toss vegetables together.
In another medium bowl, prepare the coleslaw dressing by whisking
together the mayonnaise, mustard, cider vinegar, sugar, black pepper,
and cayenne. Toss dressing with the cabbage mixture, and season with
salt and pepper, to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at
least 2 hours before serving.
(the cole slaw recipe is adapted from
this recipe at foodtv.com)
