Food Stuff: Pulled Pork

I was reading Smitten Kitchen's Southwestern Pulled Brisket recipe and I immediately e-mailed the entry to my brother and The Boy at work saying "We need a slowcooker!". My brother responded with,

"Don't we still have that $5 slowcooker from Target?" 

I ravaged through the pantry and found it! A tiny 1.5qt slowcooker, ready to make pulled...well the only thing I had in the fridge were pork carnitas that were going to be used for Asian BBQ Pork, but oh well, I'll take half of it and make pulled pork.

I don't have any recipes up my sleeve but I just figured I would toss in all the spices that I have in the cabinet (excluding the really Asian ones).

I dice up onions and lay it on the bottom, stuff as much pork as I can fit in the little contraption, and pour in some garlic powder, kosher salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and some Italian seasoning. Add a bit of chicken broth and close the lid and set for "HIGH".  I continue the day doing laundry -- with ONE machine available! It took me FOUR-EVER to complete it. Four hours.  I had three loads.  Haven't done laundry since Halloween. Yes, I have a lot of clothes and underwear. Half-ass resolution #2: No more clothes.

Four hours later, I open it and smell the wonderful scent of Awesome.  At that time, the meat had shrunk and juices filled to the top. I ladle out some of the juice and pour in half a bottle of Jack Daniel's Original No.7 BBQ sauce, close the lid, set on "LOW" until the boys get home for dinner (5 hours later).

Before the BBQ sauce.

With 9 hours of slowcook time, it was like an angel fell from heaven and landed into a crockpot and was destined to be slathered on a lightly toasted buttered bun.

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