Slow Cooked Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Slow cooking, can be so helpful for people who work 8 hours a day and don't want to come home and cook a meal. You can prep stuff first thing in the morning and come home to a deliciously smelling home or you could even prepare a lot of stuff the night before. The one problem you do not want to encounter, as I have is, not plugging it in!!! Luckily, I wasn't working and I came home a couple of hours later and was able to still have dinner ready in time. Pulled pork can be done so many different ways. I am pretty sure I have never done the same recipe more then once but this recipe I came up with last night will be on our weekly menu quite regularly. Pulled pork can also be done with a pork roast, pork tenderloin or pork loin... I usually end up buying whatever is on sale because you cook the life out of it so it will be tender regardless. Yesterday, I found a great sale on pork tenderloin so that is what I have decided to use.

In your slow cooker, place your cut of pork inside (mine was even frozen). Place 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 can of crushed pineapple plus all the juice and set aside the rest of pineapple for later. 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp hot chili peppers, 1 tbsp mustard, 2 tbsp worcheschire sauce and 3/4 cup bbq sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Slice up an onion and add to slow cooker. Turn slow cooker on High and cook for 5 hours. If you prefer to cook on low cook 7-8 hours.

While your pork is in the slow cooker prepare your coleslaw. Chop up 1/2 a green cabbage, 2 green onions, and 1 peeled and cored apple. Grate 1 carrot

In a bowl combine 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar and 1 tsp ground mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Mix this together and stir in coleslaw ingredients listed above. You can add the other half of pineapple into your coleslaw as well. Refrigerate for at least a couple of hours.

About an hour before I serve dinner I take 2 forks and I shred my meat into small chunks. Before shredding it may look like a lot of liquid in your pan but I suggest you shred your meat before you decide whether or not to drain out some of the liquid. Draining it is not necessary.

Pile pulled pork onto fresh buns and top with coleslaw

It might be messy but it is, oh so good!