Slow cooker pulled pork

Since it's been wet and cold all weekend, I took out our slow cooker, which hasn't been used since we moved here. I was wanting meat, tender falling-off-the-bone pork, in particular. Ever wonder why people tend to crave comfort food when it's cold and miserable?

America's Test Kitchen has a simple pulled pork recipe for slow cookers. It calls for a 6-7lb pork butt and a couple cups of BBQ sauce. You just put both in the slow cooker pot and cook them on high setting for 8hrs. I set it up in the morning and left the house. By 6pm, dinner's almost ready.

The result was amazing. I did have to boil the cooking juice down to thickened sauce once the pork is taken out. When the sauce is simmering, I shredded the meat with forks. Mix in the sauce and we were ready to eat. It's good on a bun, in a tortilla shell, over rice or noodles. We served it with a simple salad.

summer tomatoes and romaine salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing