So my birthday was about a month ago and all I wanted from my Mom was a Crock-pot. Thinking back I feel like that's not something you should want for your birthday until you are at least 35 with a husband and two kids to cook for. But hey, if I can make incredible food with it, I'm happy with wanting it at 22:) This week I made Crock-pot BBQ from a recipe I got from Mom, except I changed it a bit. Needless to say, after making this, I am thrilled to have gotten this new appliance for my kitchen. It was so delicious! I made 3 lbs of it for Ben and I to put on sandwiches, but it was gone in minutes between us and his friends. They tried a bite and wanted a plate to themselves. I am very excited to share this recipe with you.
Ingredients:
3 lbs pork (I used Boston butt)
liquid smoke
vinegar
1 bottle bbq sauce of choice (I prefer one that doesn't taste too sweet)
salt/pepper to taste
2 tbs butter
crushed red pepper
water
Begin by slicing pork an inch deep 1/4 inch apart diagonally both ways (creating diamond shapes). Rub liquid smoke, crushed pepper, salt and pepper into pork and place in crock-pot on high. Add about 1/2 cup water to pot along with a couple of splashes of vinegar. Leave to cook for about 2 1/2 hours. Remove pork and pour out liquid in pot. Pull pork with a fork to look like BBQ. While pulling, have bbq sauce heating in a pan. Add butter, salt/pepper, crushed red pepper and vinegar until you achieve the taste you want. Place pulled pork and bbq sauce mix back into crock-pot and mix thoroughly. Leave to cook another 20 minutes to blend flavors on low. You can enjoy on a hamburger bun or eat alone.
P.S. You can buy your own crock-pot like mine at this site.
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