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.

Classic Pepperoni & Mushroom Pizza

I love to make homemade pizza for my family.  It took me a lot of trials & errors to get the curt the way I wanted and to cook it so it looked and tasted like one from the pizzeria.   To me buying high quality pepperoni, mozzarella cheese & parmesan cheese makes this pizza outstanding.   You need to invest in a pizza stone or use glazed quarry tiles to make a good crusty pizza.

CLASSIC PEPPERONI & MUSHROOM PIZZA

Ingredients:
~One store or pizzeria bought pizza dough or make your own pizza crust.
~1-1/2 cups pizza sauce (I like to make my own).
~Pepperoni, as much as you like on a pizza (use good quality pepperoni)
~1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
~1/4 cup fresh mozzarella ball, crumbled
~1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms (optional)
~1/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese, shredded & divided
~1-2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
~Place pizza stone or glazed quarry tiles in cold oven.
~Preheat oven to 500 degrees for 30-45 minutes before place putting pizza on stone.
~Flour a pizza paddle (large thin wooden cutting board or a cookie sheet upside-down).
~Form pizza dough into a 12-inch circle or rectangle.
~Place on the floured pizza paddle/cookie sheet.
~Drizzle pizza sauce in a circular motion over pizza (don't saturate with sauce).
~Place shredded mozzarella cheese over pizza dough.
~Sprinkle 1/8 cup parmesan cheese over pizza.
~Place crumbled mozzarella cheese ove pizza.
~Place pepperoni over pizza.
~Place mushrooms over pizza.
~Slide pizza onto stone, started from the back of the pizza stone.
~Bake for 3-4 minutes.
~Turn off oven.
~Turn on to Broil.
~Cook for another 2-4 minutes, careful not to burn it.
~Remove from oven.
~Sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese.
~Drizzle with a small amount of olive oil.