And surprise, THIS time, Hubby ate it and said it was pretty damn good. Yeah, he said that about the green beans too ... maybe his back pain was just making him super complacent?
What surprises me more than anything is that this humble hunk of pork can be transformed into something so freakin' simple with just a few ingredients ...
3 to 5 pound pork roast (I used a boneless pork butt this last time which makes me wonder, how is it boneless??)
1 tsp himalayan salt (the pink stuff)
half bottle of liquid smoke
1/2 cup water
Grab your crockpot.
Usually, I trim some of the fat, but this last time I didn't. So I guess it works either way ;-) Trim or not, it's up to you!
Grab a tsp or so of salt and sprinkle it all over everything and then massage the butt . Not a lot, you don't want anyone to give you funny looks, you know?
Toss that bad boy in your crock pot, fat side up.
Add your half bottle of liquid smoke all around and over the top,
Pour in the 1/2 cup water around the sides.
Put the lid on the crockpot. Set on low for 10 hours or more.
Now. 10 hours could be fine. I've had times where it's a big bone in hunk of meat and it takes 16 hours ... you want the meat to basically fall apart when you stab it with a fork.
Once cooked, pull out of the crockpot and let it cool a little until you can touch.
Once it's cooled enough, pull it apart, making sure to pull the slimy fatty stuff and discard that.
Go ahead, take a taste. I think you will be surprised! If you feel it's a little dry, add a little of the juice from the crockpot and add that to the meat.
Go ahead and serve this up with a side of green beans or whatever else you'd like ... no need for a bun or bbq sauce which makes this a family friendly Whole30 meal!
Enjoy!
