home cookin'

I used to do slow cooker pulled pork sandwiches. I think you may have tried one at my house when Chris and I got married. Here's the recipe. I used to eat it with only a small amount of BBQ sauce.

Also, my sister and I reference this (wicked girly) blog for a bunch of clever slow cooker recipes, but not all of them come out great. Ask me how I know.

This recipe is wonderful and delightfully easy, cheap and quick to make. It's perfect for a nice winter day with some good bread. I add about double the barley in order to make it a more substantial stew (instead of soup) for dinner sometimes. The mushrooms add a really nice meatiness! This one keeps nicely and is a lot better the next day in my opinion.

This one is REALLY good too, but it requires roasting some veggies beforehand, so I'm not sure if that's something you'd want to do on a week night.

We're on a huge naan kick over here... we pick up garlic naan at Trader Joe's and put a thin layer of ricotta cheese on it. We load it up with sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions, top it with mozzarella cheese, and bake it for 10-12 minutes at 350°F. Two naan bread pieces done this way is ample for dinner, and it's wicked good!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Sass's link is for pork tenderloin, which is usually $8/lb or more. I use pork butt which is closer to $1.50 a pound. Just trim off any excess fat and you get the same mouthwatering results. I'll also say never use Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce in the slow cooker. There's too much sugar and it'll burn making everything taste like ass. Go with a sauce that has more of a vinegary taste than sugar.

Yeah, I forgot to mention I don't use pork tenderloin. I use pork butt, like you, or pretty much anything cheaper in the grocery store. I forgot to mention it... hadn't looked at the recipe in a while.

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