What I Learned This Week: BBQ is just so easy!

I have come to LOVE cooking pork BBQ for our family because it is just so easy. I have tried a couple of successful and unsuccessful methods:

1) Buy BBQ from the local Redners - okay but not as fresh as homemade.

2) Using a bone-in pork. Meat chops up not shreds and so the BBQ sauce doesn't mix in as well. Not so good.

3) BEST: Buy center-cut boneless pork loin, place in crock pot and cover in water. Cook in crock pot for about 8 hours on low or a couple hours on high. About 1/2 before serving, remove water, shred meat and add BBQ sauce. My new favorite is Sweet Baby Ray's which is cheap and easy to use but there are tons of great homemade recipes too. (I did not like the cider vinegar based mix). You can also add red pepper for some extra tang!

See my attempt to VLOG about homemade BBQ. It is quick clip, I promise! Lindsey was my videographer. Oh, what we put our kids through. (Oh, and though I say the BBQ is simple and healthy - it can be healthier with BBQ sauce that has less sugar than the one we used. We also eliminated the bread to save on carb calories.) I also realized that my vlog doesn't talk about removing the water before shredding the meat and adding the BBQ sauce. I wish I knew Window MovieMaker so I could just add in text. I thought I had it figured out and tonight it is not working for me. Oh well.

BBQ from sarah peppel on Vimeo.

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Comments

[Terra]

I saw your tweet on the BBQ sauce can't wait to check it out.

[Heidi @ GGIP]

Except that my current crock pot isn't big enough, I do love to do this. My MIL is from the south so my husband appreciates when we have BBQ.

I was going to participate in this tomorrow, but I just didn't have time to write the post, so maybe next week.

[Lindsay]

ooo yum! I will def. have to try this out. I am always looking for easy crockpot recipes :-)

[Jen@ourdailybigtop]

That is easy. Always love finding easy delicious recipes. Thanks for sharing.

[Courtney]

YUM YUM - my MIL just made pulled BBQ pork and I have been dying for more (not even prego, but have a strong craving for it).

Now your post has inspired me. I need to make it this week!

[Musings of a Housewife]

Oh how I love pulled pork sandwiches. I do exactly what you do except I don't add any water. And I don't drain the juices when it's done -- I just mix in the BBQ sauce and the juice keeps it moist. I wonder if adding water makes it even softer. I may try that and see!

[Jennifer]

I love BBQ and your video! Sounds delicious!

[Alison]

I love to make pork BBQ this way. I need to do that soon!

[d]

We love doing bbq in the crockpot. Its yummy! Thanks for sharing

[Janel]

We love Sweet Baby Rays!!!

A good friend who is an excellent cook also told me about the center cut loin. And you are right - it's the best cut for this.

Great Vlog!!!