Pulled Pork - A New Favorite

Recently it seemed that every time I looked at a blog, pulled pork sandwiches were a highlight so I decided to give them a try. Oh my goodness, these were sooo good. I found this recipe on The Way the Cookie Crumbles and will just link you there as I made no changes and wouldn't dream of it. This picture absolutely does not do this meal justice - I was clearly in too much of a hurry to bite in to take a good picture!

Just a few notes:

-For some reason I thought buying an 8lb pork shoulder was a good idea. I did the spice rub and and left it in the fridge overnight, but the next morning it did not quite it in the slow cooker so I ended up cutting all the meat off the bone and trimming off some of the fat before putting it in the slow cooker.

-I was around home while it cooked so I occasionally basted the meat with the juices.

-I have read that you can use pork loin and pork rib to make pulled pork so I might give that a try in the future.

I wanted to serve this with coleslaw as recommended by many people. I started off looking for a healthy version and tried this recommended recipe from Sparkpeople. It had a little too much of a bite for me so I ended up adding a little low fat mayo and sugar to make it more to my taste (I know took away a little from the healthy part!).

I would highly suggest this recipe - the pork also freezes really well in ziploc bags. I just defrosted the meat overnight and then reheat in a pot with BBQ sauce and a dash of water to add some moisture. Made for some easy nights cooking!