Pulled Pork Sandwiches with coleslaw

You can make it easier buy using your favorite BBQ sauce, but I think making your own makes it over the top tasty.  I do love no fuss slow cooker meals, especially when making it for a party.  Making your own hamburger buns will even make this better.

PULLED PORK SANDWICHES
(serves 10-14)

Pulled Pork Ingredients:

*Dry Rub (use my recipe or your favorite dry rub)

*5-7 pound pork shoulder roast (pork butt)

*3 onions, cut into quarters

*3 stalks of celery, cut in half

*3 or 4 whole garlic cloves

*1 bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce (I can my own BBQ sauce)

*Hamburger buns

Directions:

~Spread the dry rub all over the pork shoulder.

~Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night (or at least 8 hours).

~Remove pork from refrigerator.

~Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

~Place pork into a large pot.

~Place onions, celery and garlic over roast.

~Cover and cook or 7-8 hours.

~Remove from oven and put pork onto a large cutting board.

~Remove any fat, and then shred pork.

~Disscard celery.

~Chop up cooked onion and garlic and mix into pork.

~Place pot on burner over medium-high heat and add1/2 cup water.

~Scrape bottom of pan to deglaze pan (remove left over meat from bottom of pan).

~Cook for 4-5 minutes. 

~Pour in favorite Barbecue sauce and heat up.

~Remove from heat and add shredded pork to sauce.

Coleslaw Ingredients: (optional)

*1/2  head green cabbage, shredded
*1 carrot, grated
*1/2  red onion, thinly sliced
*1/8 cup dijon mustard
*3/4 cups mayonnaise
*1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar (can use white vinegar too)
*Juice from 1/2 small lemon
*1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
*1/4 teaspoon celery seed
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Coleslaw Directions:
~Combine all ingredients and mix well.
~Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.


Pulled Pork Directions:
~Pour vegetable oil into a skillet over medium-high heat.
~Place pork roast into skillet and cook about 2-3 minutes on both sides.
~Remove from heat.
~Place melted butter, onion, garlic, ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, molasses, liquid smoke, chili powder, paprika, celery seed, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, thyme & mustard into the slow cooker.
~Stir ingredients together.
~Place seared roast into slow cooker.
~Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours.
~Remove pork roast from slow cooker
~Shred meat using two forks.
~Return meat to slow cooker.

Making the Sandwich:
~Spread butter on the inside of all of the hamburger buns.
~Toast buns, butter side down, in a large skillet over medium-low heat until golden brown.
~Spoon bbq pork onto bottom buns.
~Spoon desired amount of coleslaw over top of cheese.
~Place top bun on and enjoy.