Pulled Pork BBQ

Submitted by Rustic Belle

"This pulled pork recipe is easy to make and no fuss. Put the ingredients in a crock pot and forget about it for about 6 hours! If you like your bbq to be sweet, add a bit more brown sugar, and if you like to be be thinner, add mroe vinegar. Sure to please, its my first recipe for pulled pork, and I'm sure you will enjoy it!"

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs fresh pork loin roast
• 1⁄2 cup dry red wine
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (or more depending on taste) or 1 teaspoon red pepper (or more depending on taste)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (or a bundle of it tied together)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce

directions

1. Rub pork loin with salt and pepper.
2. mix all dry ingredients in bowl.
3. mix all wet ingredients in seperate bowl except for water and cornstarch.
4. Place all ingredients (except water and cornstarch) into crockpot.
5. Place on low setting for 5 hours.
6. After cooked, drain juices into bowl (if you used a bundle of thyme, remove and discard).
7. Mix cold water and cornstarch, add to juices and mix well.
8. Pull pork apart with a fork until desired texture is reached (it should look shredded and pull apart easily).
9. Add cornstarch mixture back to crockpot and cook for another hour on low. lightly stir the ingredients every 15 minutes to avoid lumps in the bbq.
10. Serve alone or on a buttered toasted bunn with sliced pickles. Serve with "hot mama's mac-n-cheese," baked beans and coleslaw.

Reviews

[PSU_Lioness]

I'm not quite sure how to rate this recipe. The pork turned out really tender, but all I could taste was cumin. I was expecting a little bit more of the flavors to come through, but the cumin overpowered everything. I added some chili powder and a little bit of hot sauce and a drop or two of liquid smoke before I served it and it made it better. It wasn't awful but I didn't really like it. On the other hand, my son loved it (before the additions). He said it reminded him of tacos. I hate giving bad reviews because it could just be my palate, but I really wasn't a fan.