Crock Pot Made Simple #1

So I have a request for a Crock Pot Recipe and boy oh boy do I have some good ones. I must say there are a few things I don't like about cooking in a crock. The first being you have to brown meat first and the second this misconception things have to be floating in a pool of liquids. Well this recipe with blow you out of the water. I call it...

Pulled Pork 1,2,3!

4 Pound Boneless Pork Loin
1 Palm full Chili Powder
1 Tbls Smoked Paprika
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Black Pepper
1/2 to 1 Tsp Ground Cayenne Pepper
1 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 Tsp Cumin
1/2 cup to 1 cup chicken

#1 Mix Spices in a bowl
#2 Rub Meat (you can wrap in plastic wrap and let it sit overnight/optional)
#3 Cook: Place in Crock Pot fat side down, DO NOT ADD Liquids. Cook on High 4-5 hours Low 6-7 hours. Till you can Shred pork with a fork, add chicken stock till moist.

This is a great option for those Pulled pork lovers who are trying to watch their weight.

Easy BBQ Sauce
1 Bottle of your Favorite Beer
1 Cup of your Favorite BBQ sauce

Place beer in medium size sauce pan, bring to boil. Reduce beer by half, stir in BBQ sauce. This would be the time to add more cayenne pepper if you chose to.


The great thing about this dish it it can be serve so many ways. It really takes no time, because you don't have to babysit the Crock. Here are some serving suggestions:
~On a soft whole wheat roll with broccoli slaw
~Wrapped in a Corn Crepe (as in picture) with salsa and Monterrey Jack cheese
~Serve cold wrapped in a tortilla with light ranch a little BBQ sauce and some romaine lettuce

I hope this inspires you all to cook a pork loin tonight!