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My Favorite Pulled Pork Recipe
The Perfect Summer Time Meal
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend, when Americans remember those who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we enjoy. The weekend includes parades, memorial services, fireworks, and barbeques.
One of my favorite barbecue meals is pulled pork. When done right, the meat shreds easily and is full of flavor. And with the right equipment, you can make a great meal at home.
Before I start, we must briefly discuss what barbeque is and isn’t. Barbeque is not grilling; if you are throwing some hot dogs, steaks, or burgers on a high-heat grill, that is not barbeque. It’s delicious, but it is not barbeque.
Barbeque follows the slow and low method. It was perfected for tougher cuts of meat that needed longer cooking times to loosen muscle fibers and render the fat that gives the meat its flavor. It is believed to have been brought over with the Spanish when they came to the Americas, and they slow-cooked the pigs they brought with them.
And I’m sorry, but your aunt throwing some shredded meat in a crockpot and then pouring barbeque sauce on it is not barbeque. I will die on this hill now if the crockpot is used to keep it warm; it's all good in my book.
