Carolina-Style Pork BBQ Sandwiches

Ingredients for Carolina-Style Pork BBQ Sandwiches

• 2 large onions, sliced

• 2.3kg boneless pork shoulder roast

• 6 cloves garlic, smashed

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes

• 240ml cider vinegar

• 240ml apple cider or apple juice

• 475ml cooking liquid (reserved from the slow-cooked pork)

• 120ml water

• 60ml ketchup

• 60ml cider vinegar

• 2 teaspoons brown sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

• 1 1/2 teaspoons chilli powder

• 1 teaspoon paprika

• 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder

• 1/4 teaspoons red pepper flakes

• Salt and black pepper

• Buns, slaw, and hot sauce

Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray.

Put the onions in the slow cooker. Make slits in the pork roast and insert the garlic cloves. Rub salt, pepper, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes into the meat. Place the pork in the slow cooker fat side up and pour in the vinegar and apple cider. Cover and cook on low for at least 10 hours and up to 12 hours, until the meat is falling-apart tender.

Transfer the meat to a large bowl and shred it with two forks. Set aside.

Pour 475ml the pan juices into a measuring cup; discard any leftover juices still in the pot. Let cool and skim off any visible fat. Pour this liquid into a saucepan. Add the water, ketchup, cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chilli powder, paprika, dry mustard, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker and add 240ml the sauce mixture (more if you like it wet). Give it a stir and set the slow cooker to warm until ready to serve.

Serve the pork straight from the slow cooker with a slotted spoon, along with buns, slaw, and hot sauce. Serve the additional sauce on the side.

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