EASY CROCKPOT PORK BARBECUE

Easy Crockpot Pork Barbecue image

Provided by Lisa Crum

Categories Pork

Time 8h45m

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 4-lb pork roasts, slow cooked with salt/pepper
SAUCE
1 bottle ketchup
1 Tbsp prepared mustard
2 can(s) 12 oz cans tomato paste
1 onion, pureed in food processor
1/2 c honey
1/2 c molasses
2 Tbsp brown sugar (or more to taste)
1 l sprite, 7-up, or ginger ale
1 tsp thyme, dried
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 c frank's red hot (hot pepper sauce)
1 bottle kraft original barbecue sauce
1/2 c apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Steps:

1. The pork roasts should slow cook until falling apart, about 8 hours, or you can pressure cook to hasten the process. The broth is too good to throw away, so freeze it!
2. Combine the remaining ingredients and slow simmer in a saucepan for about 1/2 hour. This has a high sugar content, so stir often to prevent sticking.
3. Chop pork to your preference, either finely or coarsely; or you can pull it apart by hand if you prefer a pulled pork texture.
4. Add barbecue sauce, a little at a time, until pork is saturated but not swimming in the sauce. You want it moist but not runny. It needs to have enough body to stay put on a sandwich. You will not use all the sauce this recipe makes, so don't dump all of it in your pork! Reserve additional sauce for passing around the table, and refrigerate leftovers.