Crockpot Redemption? (BBQ Pulled Pork)

 I've had a love/hate relationship with my crockpot for years.  I used to make chili in it, until we realized it was becoming too watery for our tastes, so now I slow simmer it on the stovetop.  We also tried making various crockpot recipes in it and all came out with the same mushy-gray looking food.  So, it has been relagated to the back of my cabinet except for those occasions when we want to keep chili warm or maybe BBQ meatballs for a football party.

Last week, My Husband was traveling for work - something he does not do normally - and I really needed to have something that would be ready to eat before we had to head off to a cub scout den meeting.  After a few suggestions from people on the Family, Friends and Food Facebook page (check it out, we have some great conversations and share some ideas there as well), I decided to give my crockpot another shot.

I bought a 1 pound pork tenderloin and added half a diced onion and 3 cups of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce.  I covered it and turned it to low and let it cook for about 10 hours.  Check out the results:

This was without the sauce in the crockpot added to it... just the shredded meat.  The onions became so sweet and carmelized while cooking.  I served mine on a hamburger bun and My Boys had theirs as wraps.  Overall, everyone thoroughly enjoyed this meal!

 This would be a great meal to have cooking all day so you could come back after trick-or-treating on Halloween.  Make 2 pounds of pork tenderloin and share it with friends!  My crockpot is possibly on the road to redemption.


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