Here’s a great recipe for a cheap and easy take on an American classic - BBQ Pulled Pork. I use pork tenderloin because it’s so lean. If you keep your eyes open, you’ll probably notice that pork tenderloin goes on sale at almost every grocery store, usually every month. You can almost always find pork tenderloin for “buy one, get one free”. This is the way to go, as you only pay about 3.50 for a really nice cut of meat. Throw in some buns, and baked beans or fries and you have an easy meal for your whole family, right around $5.00. Here’s how you do it:

Ingredients:

• 1 Pork Tenderloin (You could use other cuts as well. Regular pork loin would work just fine).
• Your Favorite BBQ sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• Buns (optional)
• Pickles (optional)
• Salt & Pepper

Directions

1. Rub your pork tenderloin with salt and pepper. Drizzle a little bbq sauce over the pork and rub that in as well.
2. Place pork in your slow cooker and turn on High.
3. Add water to slow cooker
4. Pork can cook all day long. You should cook it at least 4 hours for the best results.
5. Remove pork from slow cooker and discard liquid. You should be able to shred it with a fork - if you can’t, let it cook longer.
6. Place pork in a bowl and drizzle with bbq sauce, mix well until pork is fully coated.
7. Serve on buns, or over texas toast.
8. Top with pickles or coleslaw and additional bbq sauce.

Here’s an amazing recipe everyone should try. There’s only a few ingredients, you can use a variety of cuts of pork, and it’s a new and exciting take on taco night your family will never see coming. You’ll feel like your in an authentic mexican restraunt! Here’s what you need to get started:

• Pork: Tenderloin, Loin, Chops, Spareribs or Pork Shoulder - any will work here. I used pork tenderloin when I first made it because that’s what I had in my freezer.
• Chicken or Vegtable stock
• Fresh Cilantro
• Minced Garlic (optional)
• Cumin, Chili Powder, Onion Powder, Bay Leaf
• Salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Combine dry spices (use cumin and chili powder liberally), and prepare chicken stock.
2. Rub spice mixture into pork, place pork into slow cooker on high.
3. Pour chicken stock over pork.
4. Add a liberal amount of fresh cilantro to slow cooker.
5. Cook all day long, at least 4 hours on high.
6. Remove pork from slow cooker and let stand. Strain remaining liquid through a colander so you have only a broth remaining.
7. Roughly chop pork. Do not shred. Add pork to a glass baking dish, pour the liquid you just straind over the pork.
8. Place pork into the oven at 450. Cook until all the liquid is gone, make sure to turn the pork occasionally, you’ll want it to crisp on the outside.
9. Use your carnitas in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, taquitos, in a sandwich, or just serve plain with rice and beans. The possibilities are endless!

Tips:

1. Don’t bother chopping the cilantro. Just rinse it off and add right to the mixture.
2. I usually use chicken boullion in recipes that require broth. It will save you a lot of money. You could also use Beer as well.
3. If you have extra limes or lemons in your fridge, add them to the mix.