Pulled Pork

Pulled Pork (Crock Pot)
(I used Boston Butt)

Ingredients
4 lbs pork roast ( shoulder or butt)
2 large onions
1 cup ginger ale
1 (18 ounce) bottles favorite barbecue sauce ( I like Sweet Baby Ray's)
barbecue sauce, for serving (optional)

Directions
Slice one onion and place in crock pot.
Put in the roast and cover with the other onion, sliced. Pour over the ginger ale. Cover and cook on LOW for about 12 hours.
Remove the meat, strain and save the onions, discard all liquid. With two forks, shred the meat, discarding any remaining fat, bones or skin. Most of the fat will have melted away.
Return the shredded meat and the onions to the crock pot, stir in the barbecue sauce. Continue to cook for another 4 to 6 hours on LOW.
Serve with hamburger buns or rolls and additional barbecue sauce. Any leftovers freeze very well.

TIP: freeze ready-made sandwiches - a scoop of meat on a bun, well-wrapped. These make a great quick meal or snack. To reheat, remove wrapping, wrap in a paper towel, and zap 1-2 minute in the microwave.

Note: Shoulder or butt are recommended because the meat shreds very well. Other cuts do not shred as readily. It is a fattier cut, but the fat melts away in the cooking and is poured away when you discard the liquid.

If you have a big, 5 - 6 qt. crock pot, you could cook a 6 lb pork shoulder in it for 8 hours and should be shreddable at that point. Shredded, added the sauce, and cooked for another hour or so to meld everything. So use your best judgment on timing!