Who likes pulled pork bar-b-que? We don't have it often but we enjoy it when we do.
Chuck and his police friends have always cooked the best food! One of their friends shared his church recipe which fed hundreds. That friend also shared the recipe with Chuck and he's made it for years here at home. It's delicious but more sauce than we could use or store here. I've been stocking up in the pantry and don't have enough room for those huge bottles.
I wanted to make one similar to theirs but a lot smaller. My small batch recipe inspired by theirs but feeds 6 to 8 hungry people. Sharing my adaptation of the recipe ...
Bar-B-Que has a different meaning in the South. When we say bar-b-que it means to add the bar-b-que sauce to any recipe. This is pulled pork with bar-b-que sauce added. No matter how you cook it. You could grill or smoke it outside, roast it in the oven at a very low temperature for hours then add the sauce. The choice is up to you.
Small Batch Pulled Pork with Bar-B-Que Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
Small Boneless Pork Butt 2 1/2 to 3 pounds
Medium onion cut in half or quarters to sit fairly flat
Place the onion into the bottom of the slow cooker
Put the pork roast on top of the onion fat side up
Put into the slow cooker on low overnight
Sauce - recipe below
* I got my pork butt from Butcherbox* They are always delicious
Directions
Pork Butt Roast
Early the next morning check for tenderness
Gently remove the roast only from the cooker
Remove the liquid from the slow cooker and place it in a degreaser cup to cool and allow the fat/grease to separate from the broth. Discard the fat/grease. Save the broth because the pulled pork may need additional moisture. If not needed there you could add the broth diluted with water to make rice as a side dish.
Place the roast into a baking pan with sides
Preheat oven to 475-F degrees.
Place roast in the oven
Watch and brown the top quickly then remove it from the oven - to prevent the meat from drying out
Let the roast sit for a few minutes. While it is resting mix up the sauce - see the recipe below
Take two large forks and pull the meat apart, removing and discarding the fat
Return to the Slow Cooker
Clean slow cooker
Turn the slow cooker back on to the warm setting
Place pulled pork back into the cooker
Add a scant amount of broth back into the cooker (no more than 1/4 cup total) to prevent drying
Slowly add a small amount of sauce - a - little - at - a - time gently mixing it into the pulled pork.
You don't want it sitting in too much sauce you want it to look like pulled pork, not mush.
You will most likely have a lot of sauce left that can be added in later if needed
The cooker can be on warm for a few hours to incorporate the sauce and warm.
Have for lunch or refrigerate for later
You may also freeze at this time to use within 3 months or so.
Bar-B-Que Sauce Recipe
Mustard/ketchup base - Small Batch
1/2 cup vinegar - your choice of white or apple cider (I used white)
1/2 cup yellow mustard
1/2 cup ketchup
A few dashes of black and red pepper
5 or 6 splashes of Texas Pete or your favorite hot sauce
Lemon juice a fresh lemon or Reallemon (I used Realemon 2 squeezes)
2-3 Heaping teaspoons of light brown sugar
Add the following to taste: garlic powder, and onion powder
* I used 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic and onion powder*
Taste and adjust the seasoning to your tastes. Add more salt and peppers if you desire.
Makes a pint of sauce
Give yourself around 3 hours to make and try these.
I need to practice for a smoother rounder shape but
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