Slow-Cooked Barbecue Pork Sandwiches

It's magic! You put the meat and sauce in the pot, and hours later come back to enjoy the ready-to-eat sandwich filling.

Yield: 6 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup purchased sweet-and-sour sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 pounds boneless country-style pork ribs, trimmed of fat, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 6 Kaiser rolls, split

Instructions

1. In 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients except pork and rolls; mix well. Add pork; stir to coat.
2. Cover; cook on LOW setting for 8 to 10 hours.
3. Remove pork from slow cooker.
4. Shred pork by pulling apart with 2 forks.
5. Add pork back to sauce in slow cooker; mix well.
6. If desired, to toast rolls, place cut sides up on ungreased cookie sheet; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Spoon about 1/2 cup pork mixture into each roll.

Notes

This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Pillsbury