Description

Make the day feel a whole lot better with the smell of this pulled pork in a BBQ sauce that is made with apple butter. It's delicious with the pork made in sweet and tangy sauce and served on buns that are topped with slaw. Yum!

Ingredients

• 1 T. olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 c. apple butter
• 1 c. apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 c. honey
• 1 c. water
• 2 T. paprika
• 3 T. spicy brown mustard
• 2 t. salt
• 2 T. Worcestershire sauce (or gluten free Worcestershire sauce)
• 1 T. Sriracha hot chile sauce
• 6-7 lb. pork shoulder roast or pork butt
• buns and slaw, for serving

Steps

1. Sauce:
2. Heat olive oil in a medium-sized saucepan over high heat; add garlic and onion; cook until just tender and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add apple butter, apple cider vinegar, honey, water, paprika, mustard, salt, Worcestershire sauce and Chile sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat; simmer until the thickness of a BBQ sauce, about 15 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the sauce for serving.
3. Place roast in a large slow cooker; pour remaining sauce over roast; cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 6-8, or until pork is tender enough to shred.