Tangy Pork Barbecue

Since we live in the pork barbecue capital of the world, it’s hard to make pulled pork sandwiches that live up to the quality that you can get around here. However, this recipe turned out pretty good and everybody enjoyed it. It makes a lot, so there are plenty of leftovers. It takes three hours to cook, which is quicker than if you did it in a slow cooker. School and work was canceled on Friday because of an ice storm, which gave me plenty of time to make it for our dinner. I was a little bit worried when the main sauce ingredient is ketchup, but the barbecue sauce came out flavorful and sweet.. We couldn’t find no-salt added ketchup, so we just used the regular version. The only boneless roast that our grocer had was a rib end roast, which was already split in half. We also used No Salt in place of the salt. We found some oversized hamburger buns made by Lewis Bakery that were inexpensive and worked great for the barbecue pork.

Cost: About $20.00 ($1.68 per serving) - 3.45 pound pork loin boneless rib end roast ($14.80), 28 oz Hunts Tomato Ketchup ($2.59), 12 Lewis Large Hamburger Buns ($1.39x2)

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 3 hours

Yield: 12 servings

• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 bottle (28 ounces) no-salt added ketchup
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt, optional
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 1/2 to 4 pounds), cut in half
• 12 sandwich buns, split

1. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, melt margarine. Stir in flour until smooth. Add the ketchup, water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, onion, garlic and seasonings; bring to a boil. Add roast. Reduce the heat; cover and simmer for 3 hours or until the meat is very tender.
2. Remove meat; shred with two forks. Skim fat from cooking juices; return meat to pan and heat through. Serve with a slotted spoon on buns.

Nutrition: (1 sandwich) 524 calories, 13.6 g fat, 3.8 g saturated fat, 82.4 mg cholesterol, 1430.7 mg sodium, 58.4 g carbohydrate, 1.3 g fiber, 23.0 g sugar, 35.0 g fiber.