Pork Butt Anyone?

This is very simple and easy. It makes for a great meal and there will be pleanty for leftovers. My son LOVES pulled pork BBQ. So I went out and got a pork butt. Now, for those of you who are going YIKES, pork butt is actually a shoulder, not the butt! So don't freak out! Here is how I cook mine. CROCK POT! However I do some good things to it first. First I peel several cloves of garlic. How many, that is up to you and how much you like garlic. I use about 8 cloves. I make several large, deep cuts into my pork and shove a garlic clove down in it. Once I get all the garlic into it, I lightly season it all over with season salt, ground pepper, paprika, garlic powder and sometimes a little cayanne pepper. Stick that puppy in the crock pot (with about an inch of water) and let her cook all day! The smell in your house will be fantastic! I let mine cook for about 8 hours. You will have to decide according to how your crock pot cooks. You can tell your pork is done when you insert a fork and it just falls apart.
Now, here comes the fun part. Pull your pork out of your crock pot and put it on a plate or something. If it has a bone in it, try and pull it out. It should just come right now with no problem. You will need to drain some of the juice. You need to leave about 1 inch of juice in the bottom of the pot or it will turn out dry. Put your pork back in the pot and start to shred it. There will more than likely be some fat pieces and this is a good opportunity to get them out. Once you have it shredded you can add your favorite BBQ sauce. I like OpenPit Original or Budweiser BBQ. They are both really good. I'm sure you have your favorite and it's fine! I let it sit in the crock pot for at least another 10 min. on low before I serve it. It will seem really kind of wet and maybe even runny. It's ok. The next day it will be a little dry and you will need that wetness. So, to reheat it, all I do is put it in the microwave or pot on the stove and heat it up just the way it is. When it's good and hot, I may add just a smidge more BBQ sauce to it. It's up to you. It will still have wonderful flavor. Serve what ever sides with it you want. A friend made this recipe the other night and she had a broccoli coleslaw with it. I usually do my home made potatoe salad. What ever you want, I'm sure will help to rock this out of the park!
Enjoy my friend!
Kathy!