Slow Cooker Pulled Pork & Homemade BBQ Sauce

I LOVE pulled pork and this recipe couldn’t be easier — turn on the slow cooker before work and arrive home to a delicious barbecue dinner that has pretty much cooked itself! Topped with sweet and spicy homemade barbecue sauce and some crunchy slaw, I can’t think of much that I’d rather come home to (other than my family, of course!).

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Serves 4-5

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 pounds boneless pork loin roast, fat trimmed
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup water

In a small bowl, mix the salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder and brown sugar. Rub the meat with enough of the mixture to coat the roast. Place the pork in the slower cooker and pour in the vinegar and water. Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook the meat on high for 4-5 hours, or on low for 5-6 hours, until the meat falls apart when pierced with a fork. Remove the meat from the slow cooker and drain the liquid. Return the meat to the slow cooker and use two forks to shred it. Mix in barbecue sauce if desired. Serve on hamburger buns.

Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Yields 1 1/2 cups of sauce

• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cinder vinegar
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard

Place all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir to combine. Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.