BBQ Pulled Pork

We are buried in 3 feet of snow.

Yes. Three feet of snow.

Okay, okay, so we were buried, but not so much any more. Life went mostly back to normal today, except I had another snow day from school. From Monday night into last night, we watched the snow just pile on. If Lana was a fan of the snow, we would have lost her in it. Meanwhile, Tess bounded through it, making her own pathways through the blizzard.

Good thing we have 2 more storms coming out way this week....

We lucked out here. There was a lot of damage predicted due to the high wind speed with the blizzard, but it didn't seem as bad as was predicted. We were worried about losing power, but all was well. I was able to make some chowder and dog treats Sunday night, and then threw some pork roasts into the crock pot yesterday so we had pulled pork for the day.

How do you all like your pulled pork? Dan likes it with the just the dry rubbed pork and spices in it, while I like mine smothered in barbecue sauce. I added in a little sauce at the end but not as much as is called for in the recipe. I added more sauce to my own sandwiches when I ate them (with a little ranch dressing too!).

This was the biggest blizzard we've had in YEARS and the most depressing part was that I couldn't bake. We still don't have an oven. I don't even want to talk about it anymore....

BBQ Pulled Pork
from Easy Slow Cooker Meals

2 medium onions, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced or sliced
1 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp. dark brown sugar
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
4-5 lbs. boneless pork shoulder (I used two smaller ones)
2 cups barbecue sauce (if using)

1. Place onions and garlic in the bottom of the slow cooker and pour stock over it.
2. Pat the roast dry with paper towels.
3. Combine the brown sugar, chili powder, salt, cumin and cinnamon and rub over roast. Place on top of onions and garlic.
4. Cook on high 6-7 hours or low 8-10 hours.
5. Remove pork and shred. Discard fat. If you don't use barbecue sauce, save about a cup of the stock in the crock pot and discard the rest. Return to pork to the crock pot and pour in stock. If you do use barbecue sauce, discard all stock, and return pork to crock pot. Add in the 2 cups of barbecue sauce. Let cook another 30 minutes for either option and serve.