Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Labor Day weekend, a time to enjoy a BBQ or Cook Out with friends and family to celebrate the end of summer. Typically hot dogs and burgers are served with some kind of pasta salad and Cole slaw.  This year I wanted to do something different, I decided to make pulled pork from scratch in my slow cooker. I gathered some "how to" recipes online and came up this recipe for pulled pork. I served it with blue cheese slaw and my mother-in-laws famous broccoli salad. Making pulled pork this way is very inexpensive and can serve up to 8 people. Sure you can cheat and buy prepared pulled pork from your local grocery store, but making it on your own is super easy specially if you have a slow cooker and a little time on your hands, trust me you will not be disappointed. 

• 4 lbs boneless pork roast, some fat trimmed 
• drizzle of oil
• 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce, plus more for serving
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire 
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• burger buns
• blue cheese slaw

 Drizzle roast with oil and season with a little salt and pepper and transfer to your slow cooker. In a large bowl, mix together BBQ sauce, vinegar, stock, sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and chili powder. Pour over roast, top with chopped onions and garlic. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 5-6 hours. 30 minutes before roast is done, transfer roast to a large plate and shred with two forks. Meat should be very tender and easy to pull apart. Transfer meat back into slow cooker and stir, cover and cook until timer goes off. The sauce start to thicken at this time. Serve with toasted buns topped with blue cheese slaw and extra BBQ sauce if needed. Enjoy!

Blue Cheese Slaw: Mix together pre-shredded Cole slaw mix with a few tbsp of blue cheese dressing.