A Crock Full of Pork

I originally posted this back in November but it seems like I make this at least once a month, sometimes more! And being that pork roast go on sale quite frequently to 99 cents per pound, I always try to keep a few hunks stashed in the freezer ...

So even on those days where you are thinking ahead about dinner but FORGOT to take the meat out of the freezer, you can still make this, frozen hunk of pork and all.

And here's how you do it!

All you need are the following ingredients
5-6 lb pork shoulder, butt, bone in (I've since moved on to whatever hunk of pork I can find on sale)
1 tbs salt (I use the pink Himalayan stuff, just because I have it)
1/2 bottle of liquid smoke
3/4 cup water

That's all you need. Seriously.

Trim pork of any excessive amount of fat chunks. But don't trim all as you need it to keep the stuff moist. Don't worry, it will come off before you shred it up.

Toss the hunk of meat in crockpot. Sprinkle with the salt, and feel free to add a little more if desired, and then give the butt a good rub down. Oh, you have a shoulder? Give it a nice massage, just to make sure the salt is sticking to the meat.

Pour the 1/2 bottle of liquid smoke over and around the meat.

Hubby calls this Liquid Gold

Pour the 3/4 cup of water around the meat (I didn't pour OVER).

Put the lid on the crockpot and set it to low.

I put mine in the crockpot generally around 6am and by the time I get home from work, 10 to 12 hours later, it's falling off the bone and ready to shred.

Take the meat out of the crockpot and drain all but about a cup of the juice remaining.

This wasn't all the pork but I had to get down and dirty after this

Pull meat apart, shred with 2 forks or chop, whatever your preference is. Toss the bone (amazing, isn't it?) and put all the chopped/shredded/pulled meat back in the crockpot.

Taste the reserve juice to see if it's overly salty. Add a bit to the crockpot for moisture, and if desired, grab some of your favorite bbq sauce and add a little. Stir well to combine everything.

NOW ... you can eat this any way you want. We had friends over that night, so we did sandwiches on toasted kaiser rolls, a slice of smoked provolone cheese, and topped it with coleslaw. Really wish I had made the sweet potatoes fries to put on top of it all, but we got to busy socializing and well, just forgot!

May not be pretty but man it was delicious!

You can also eat this straight up, just like the veggies or over a bed or rice (not really rice!) or pasta. Heck, I preferred it straight up, the flavors without any other distractions was pretty awesome!

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