Slow Cooked BBQ Pulled Pork

This is my first post on a blog dedicated to my recipes. I'm going to try to record recipes here as I cook them with some commentary as well. I have a lot of recipes available on my .Mac web pages as well. In fact, that is where I keep both the HTML and PDF versions. I'm going to try plopping them here as well.

This is a nice amalgam of a BBQ sauce that I can up with a while ago and a tasty Italian Pulled Pork recipe. Danielle doesn't like really spicy foods or BBQ sauce for that matter so it took me a while to really get the right sauce. This one isn't spicy but it has a really nice taste. You might notice that there is no vinegar in the sauce... there is enough vinegar in the catsup once you mix in the lemon juice to give this that nice "puckering" quality. Add in the sugar and molasses and you end up with a really nice and sweet sauce.

The only thing that you might want to do is cut out the lemon zest if you don't like a lemon taste to the BBQ sauce. I happen to like it this way, but I can see where some people wouldn't.

Pulled Pork
4	pound	Boneless Pork Shoulder
2		Medium Onions, thinly sliced
1½	cup	Water
2	cup	BBQ sauce (recipe included)
1		Medium onion, chopped

BBQ Sauce
2	cup	Catsup/Ketchup
½	cup	Packed Brown Sugar
½	cup	Lemon Juice (juice of 2)
8	tablespoon	Lemon Zest, grated
2	tablespoon	Molasses
1	tablespoon	Worcestershire sauce
1½	teaspoon	Liquid Smoke
2	teaspoon	Dried Mustard
1	teaspoon	Onion powder
½	teaspoon	Fresh ground Black pepper

Pulled Pork

1. Place 1/2 of the sliced onions in a slow cooker
2. Add the pork and the water
3. Add the rest of the sliced onions
4. Cover and cook over low heat overnight (8 to 10 hours)
5. Remove the meat and onions from the slow cooker and place into a large bowl
6. Drain the liquid and reserve any onion or pork bits
7. Place the meat, reserved onions, BBQ sauce, and chopped onions back into the slow cooker
8. Cook for four to six hours over low heat stirring occasionally
9. Serve warm on kaiser rolls

BBQ Sauce

You can use any BBQ sauce that you like with this recipe. This is just a suggestion since I really like the taste of it on pork sandwiches. This recipe makes a little over the two cups required for the pork. You can use the rest to top sandwiches or save it in the fridge for a while.

1. Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive saucepan, stir until well combined.
2. Simmer over medium heat stirring occasionally until thick and flavorful. This will take about 10 minutes.