This Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday so it's all about football and fingerfood today. Let's be honest, my favorite part about football is sitting next to my husband, on the couch, uninterrupted for three or more hours. I will focus on fingerfood; what should you take (or make if you're hosting)? Pulled pork. It's easy, can be made in advance, and makes for a consistent crowd pleaser.
I
picked up this piece of boneless pork butt at whole foods (on sale at the Southpark location this weekend
for $3.99/lb).
What you need:
2
lb boneless pork butt/shoulder
For
the rub:
1/2
tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp pepper
3 turns of salt (adjust to preference)
1
cup of your favorite barbeque sauce (we used Trader Joes organic siracha and
roasted garlic BBQ sauce - product review here)
1
cup of water
What to do:
Mix
all the ingredients for your rub in a ramekin. Rub the rub into your pork.
Remove any twine used to tie-up the meat when you purchased it. Heat a large
frying pan over high heat. Once the pan is hot, sear all sides of the meat
(30-60 seconds per side) to create a light crust. Meanwhile in your crockpot,
whisk together the equal parts barbeque sauce and water. When the pork has been
seared on all sides, place it in the crockpot with the sauce/water mix. Cover
and cook on HIGH heat for 1 hour. *After 1 hour, turn the heat to LOW*, cooking for an additional 7 hours, turning over once throughout cooking. After 8
hours, remove the pork and place on a plate or plastic cutting board. Use two
forks to shred the meat and then place back into the crockpot. Serve on buns
with a side of coleslaw or macaroni and cheese! I served these with naked coleslaw and a side of NumNum sauce (mustard based BBQ sauce).
*NOTE:
if you are taking this to a large gathering, I recommend doubling the recipe.
We got two large sandwiches and about 6 sliders out of this recipe. You can definitiely make this a day in advance, it tastes better the second day after the meat has really absorbed all the liquid.
*Adjustment: if you are not available to reduce the heat after one hour, cook on LOW heat for all 8 hours.
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