From, "At Your Service...Southern Recipes, Places and Traditions," published in cooperation with your Daily Inbox Newsletter.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 (5-pound) bone-in pork loin roast
- 1 medium onion, sliced, separated into rings
- 1 or 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 or 4 whole garlic cloves
- 2 cups Barbecue Sauce (see below)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Tabasco sauce to taste
TO PREPARE:
Place the pork in a slow cooker. Top with the onion, sliced garlic and whole garlic cloves. Do not add any liquid. Cook on High for 5 hours or until the pork pulls apart easily. Remove to a platter to cool. Pull the pork apart and place in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Add the Barbecue Sauce, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and Tabasco sauce. Cook over medium heat until bubbles.
INGREDIENTS for Barbecue Sauce:
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Tabasco sauce to taste
- Salt to taste
TO PREPARE Barbecue Sauce:
Combine the brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, water, dry mustard, chili powder, Tabasco sauce and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat. Use as a sauce or as a baste for meat.
YIELD: 2-1/2 cups
SERVES: 4 - 6
