I was disheartened by the ham roast hunt fiasco but I still wanted to prepare a pork dish. The beef sliders were such a hit that it seemed only reasonable to do pulled pork as well.
The recipe
Tasty Slow Cooker Pulled Pork from allrecipes.com.
Ingredient changes
I didn’t notice that I bought too big of a roast (4.5 pounds instead of 3) so I added a bit more of all the ingredients. I also can’t handle much spice so I used a teaspoon of hot sauce.
Side note: this was the most discordant list of ingredients I’ve ever seen. Ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and onion soup mix. I put a lot of faith in online reviews that this was going to be good because I did not understand how these ingredients went together.
Ease (or not) of prep
Classic dump crap in a bowl and leave it to cook for a while. Ingredients had to be mixed first and then literally poured over the roast. It took longer to acquire the ingredients than it did to throw it all in the pot.
Boyfriend Test: Solid pass
I often don’t tell Jeff what I’m making so he was so excited when he walked in the door and I took the lid off the slow cooker. He was just as happy to take some leftovers to work as his lunch the next day. We still have a sizeable dish left so I froze that and will surprise him with it again in a couple weeks.
Picky Eater Test: Fail
This marks the first dish of our new cooking endeavour that I didn’t like. I did not enjoy the sauce at all. I think it was the apple cider vinegar; it just had a tang to it that I didn’t enjoy. I like the taste of pork and it was overpowered by the sauce.
Next time I think I’ll call Jeff’s mom and get her recipe. She has this delightful habit of sending Jeff’s dad to deliver fully cooked meals every now and then and a delicious pulled pork was one of them. Hmm… I wonder if she would be able to find the damned roast I was looking for before. I need to make a phone call.
The Curmudgeonly Cook 