Thursday, May 3, 2012

what we're eating - pulled pork

My first Pinterest find experiment on the blog! Pulled pork with only 3 ingredients. THREE!

I'm so excited.

Before we get into some crazy good pulled pork, I want to say a few things. First, I love pinterest. Second, I love finding all kinds of random stuff to pin to my boards. Third, I like to pin a lot of food... evil, sinful, delicious looking food.
After I pin things, they are forever embedded into my thoughts until I actually DO what I pinned. Sometimes, they turn out just like I had always imagined, and other times, well.... they don't turn out.
This is where I will share the good, the bad, and the ugly!

Now, back to the pulled pork.

I saw this little beauty on pinterest after I had just had the most amazing pulled pork sandwich a local BBQ place. It was a sign that I could make it at home and have it be just as delicious as the restaurant sandwich I had just eaten.

Today is a rainy, windy, horrible, nasty day. The PERFECT day for some pulled pork in the crock pot.

I gathered my ingredients and plugged in the crock pot.



I placed my 2lb pork loin in the pot and poured in some root beer. After about 3 hours, I took this photo for you.



It's looking pretty gross, but I know this is going to turn out awesome... Right!?!

After cooking for a little over 6 hours, I drained out all the juices and shredded the pork.



Then I added my bottle of BBQ sauce.




Now it's all ready to put on a sandwich. Us country folks, we like coleslaw on our pork. Don't knock it 'till you try it!




Oh. And we eat on paper plates.

I'm so classy.

Overall, this was a great dinner. Easy to throw in the crock pot, and easy to eat. Now pin this to your food board and obsess about it until you make it.

Ingredients
1 (2lb) Pork Tenderloin
1 (12oz) can of Root Beer
1 (18oz) bottle of BBQ Sauce
Buns

Directions
Put pork in slow cooker and pour root beer over it. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until meat shreds easily with a fork. Once meat is shredded, add BBQ sauce to coat. Serve on buns with coleslaw on top.