crockpot pulled pork

i was really skeptical about pulled pork because i've never done it before. i've heard all sorts of things about what cut of meat to get, it being too fatty etc. well i found this recipe and thought i would give it a shot. i was pleasantly surprised with the way this turned out.

i used pork butt because i couldn't find pork shoulder, but i have heard that pork shoulder is the way to go. i also made this a day ahead of time because it took so long to cook and we were going to be eating it early so the original recipe says to cook it for 10 to 12 hours, but i did 9 hours, knowing that i was going to be heating it in the crockpot again the next day. (and my crockpot tends to cook things faster than the time most recipes call for)

crockpot pulled pork
from http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/easy-crockpot-pulled-pork-recipe/

1 large onion, sliced thin
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (4-6 lb) boneless pork butt or shoulder
¾ cup cider vinegar
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
½ teaspoons dry mustard
½ teaspoon garlic salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
your favorite barbecue sauce to taste

Rinse pork roast under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

 Place onions in crock-pot. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, paprika, and pepper; mix thoroughly. Rub mixture all over roast and place the roast on top of the onions.

In a medium bowl, combine vinegar, Worcestershire, red pepper flakes, mustard, garlic salt and cayenne pepper; whisk to combine. Drizzle mixture over roast.

Cover crockpot; cook on low for 10-12 hours (I did 9 hours because i knew that i would be cooking it again the following day).

 Remove meat and onions; drain. Chop or shred meat (my husband doesn't liek onions, so i discarded the onions and shredded just the pork). I found that there was a lot of fat on the pork butt (this may be because i talked to my sister and she said that when she made pulled pork she found it fatty lol) so i went through the pork as i was shredding it and pulled out any fatty pieces (i am kind of anal when it comes to fat on meat and i tend to over clean all meat).

The following day i put the pork in a small crockpot and added sweet baby rays bbq sauce and let it sit on low for a few hours before serving. (i am not a huge fan of sweet baby rays and prefer open pit, but when my husband and i did a taste test before we added the bbq sauce, we decided that the sweet baby rays was definitely the better of the two for this particular recipe). i served with blue cheese coleslaw and it was pretty amazing if you ask me lol