Awesome Pulled Pork BBQ

Tender, juicy pulled pork slow-cooked in rich, silky, savory BBQ sauce made with butter, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and a medley of vegetables.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 10 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 548 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chopped celery
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 4 cups ketchup
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• 1 (5 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• 1 pinch poultry seasoning, or to taste
• 1 apple, cored and quartered
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 cups chopped onion
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 0.66666668653488 cup cider vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

For pork, place roast in a slow cooker and season to taste with garlic powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add onion, apple, celery, and broth.

Step 2

Cook on Low until very tender, about 8 hours. Transfer pork roast to a large platter. Discard juice and vegetables. Shred pork roast with a fork and return to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Meanwhile, prepare barbecue sauce while pork roast is cooking. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add chopped celery and onion. Cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, liquid smoke, and garlic powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes. Pour barbecue sauce over shredded pork.

Step 4

Continue cooking pork and sauce on Low heat until flavors combine, about 2 hours more.