Pulled Pork

[Jegethy]

I saw this made on Food Network a while ago. It's basically slow cooked pork, which is cooked over a low heat for a very long time.

Just wondering if anyone has tried it? I bought a cheap pork shoulder today and was thinking of sticking it in the slow cooker tonight with some BBQ marinade for tomorrows dinner. Can't find any recipes for it though. Only ones cooked on a BBQ or in the oven.

 

[Jegethy]

I put my pork in the slow cooker last night for dinner today, but I did it a little different. I kinda winged it as I wanted to see if it would work - It did. Some of the most tender and flavoursome pork I have ever eaten. This is what I did:

I put a ring of foil in the slow cooker for the meat to sit on, then put some chopped carrots, onion, celery and garlic in. Added a Bay Leaf and a little rosemary and thyme. Added enough chicken stock to cover the vegetables, and then placed the pork in. Cooked on Low from around 1am last night, until 4pm today.

It fell apart as I lifted it from the slow cooker. I removed the vegetables (I didn't serve them as they had been cooked into oblivion - I only wanted the flavour anyway) and then skimmed off the fat and boiled the sauce until reduced and slightly thickened. Added back to the pot along with the "pulled" pork and then served with boiled potatoes and steamed brocolli.

 

[Jegethy]

So if I was cooking this in the oven, I'd follow this recipe?

Also what do you mean by baste? What BBQ sauce?

Basting is just spooning or brushing the meats juices back over the meat periodically while cooking which helps prevent the meat drying out. You could also brush on a marinade like j.col did which adds flavour while maintaining moisture.