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Memphis is home to some amazing barbecue with restaurants like Rendezvous and Corky’s among others.  I still remember driving highway 70 with my parents to Mason, Tennessee, and enjoying Bozo’s Barbecue.  Then when we moved to Austin, Texas, and I was introduced to brisket and bbq sausage at Rudy’s, The Salt Lick, and County Line.  And to top it off, we had a great family in our church in Austin who owned Smokey Denmark Barbecue.

Needless to say… I have a love for barbecue!  So every chance I get I am trying to master my own version of this tasty meal.  Obviously, barbecue on a smoker is very tender and tasty, but it takes all day monitoring and adding water, etc.  But what about days like this particular Tuesday when you have a hankering for pulled pork?

I have discovered preparing pulled pork in a crock-pot that is pretty good and relatively easy.

Ingredients

• 3-4lb Boston Butt Roast (I usually buy several of these on sale for $1.99/lb and freeze them for later)
• 1-2 Onions
• Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/3 cup Worcestershire Sauce
• Barbecue Sauce of choice

Directions

• Fully cover boston butt with brown sugar on all sides (I usually do this the night before and let it rest in refrigerator overnight)
• Slice onion(s) and place in bottom of crockpot
• Place coated boston butt in crockpot on top of the onions
• Combine apple cider vinegar and worcestershire sauce and then pour it on top of the boston butt
• Place the lid on the crockpot and cook it on high for 2-3 hours.  At this point it should begin being tender.  Then reduce crockpot to low and cook for and additional 5-6 hours.  By this time it will be fall-off-the-bone tender.
• Remove from the crockpot and after cooling pull the meat apart.
• Serve on buns with barbecue sauce and top with cole slaw for an even tastier sandwich.

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Let me know how it goes!  What other barbecue recipes have you found helpful?