crock-pot pulled pork bbq

Chef Michelle is on the scene once again!

I am a huge crock-pot fan! Throw a bunch of stuff in, walk out the door, and when you get home dinner is done. Who doesn’t love that?! I wanted to share this super simple recipe that is a family favorite. I’m not sure what magazine I ripped this out of years ago but I hope you like it as much as we do. ENJOY!

Hands-on Time:
10 min.
Total Time: 6—9 hours.
Serves 6 (easily)

Ingredients:
3 lb. or larger boneless pork butt roast, trimmed of fat.
1 12-oz. can of Coke (I use 1-20 oz. bottle of Coke Zero to help save on calories while still getting the flavor. Don’t use diet soda.)
18.5 bottle of your favorite barbeque sauce (I use Stubb’s Spicy barbeque)
Rolls for serving – either sandwich size or you can use slider rolls.

Directions
1). Place the pork butt roast in your crock pot and pour the soda in. Cook on low for 6—8 hours.

2). Remove roast, shred meat and remove any extra fatty pieces. Reserve the juices.

3). Return meat to the crock pot. Add in your barbeque sauce and some of the reserved juices to make a medium-thin sauce. Cook and additional 30—60 minutes.

michelle’s musings
I have a large crock pot so I typically use a 6 lb. size for leftovers. I don’t trim the fat off since I think it adds flavor and it’s much easier to take any fat off when shredding it. Place the roast fat side up in your crock pot. I have also used bone-in which again, no big deal removing the bone and fat at the end when shredding. If you want to substitute with chicken breasts, I have made it by cooking it on high for 4.5 hours.

I love BBQ with slaw so I will also grab a bag of the pre-mixed coleslaw and add Wegman’s Yogurt Coleslaw Dressing. Another great slaw recipe is from Cooking Light, Tequila Slaw with Lime and Cilantro.