BBQ Pulled Pork Sammiches (Slow Cooker recipe)

There's nothing like a slow-cooker meal to make it feel like it is fall. Usually the food cooked in a slow cooker reminds me of "home." Comfort food. Warm. Filling. (I'll try to ignore that it was 70 degrees today.)

Ingredients:
3-5 lb pork roast
1 C apple juice
1 tart apple (any kind of apple will do, a Granny Smith is the best)
2 C water
1/2 C chopped onion
Hamburger Rolls
BBQ Sauce - Your favorite kind
salt and pepper to taste

Shopping list (copy and paste): pork roast, apple juice, apple, onion, hamburger rolls, BBQ sauce

Prep-time 5-10 minutes. Cook time 7-10 hrs.

I have started to do a slow cooker meal once a week. It makes the house smell great when you get in from work, and then your meal is all ready for you. It's kind of like having a built-in chef. Slow cooker meals are great on nights you have plans, but still need to eat a delicious meal at home. Today, we were home for most of the day, but we now have leftovers that I can turn into something else.

But first, here is the recipe: Cut apple into large chunks. Add apple and chopped onion to the slow cooker. Add water and apple juice, salt and pepper. Give it a quick stir. Then add the meat to the pot.

I usually cook the roast in 8-10 hours on medium heat. Today I cooked it for 7 on high heat. It was SO tender. After your time is up, remove the meat from the pot into a bowl. It should fall apart, but if it doesn't just pull apart with two forks. Serve on hamburger buns with a bit of BBQ sauce.


LEFTOVERS!
Since the meat is very tender you want to find a way to use the leftovers where it just heats up, and doesn't have to "cook" with other food again or it will completely lose its texture and feel like mush. I don't necessarily like leftovers, but I try not to be wasteful so I will turn it into another meal, and then it doesn't feel like leftovers to me.

Leftover idea #1: Tomorrow, I will use the same pork that was cooked, and make some steamed rice and a veggie and have another meal.

Leftover idea #2 Use the meat to make pork and cheese quesadillas. Find a sharp tasty cheese to compliment the soft flavors of the pork.

Leftover idea #3 - Make mashed potatoes and a gravy. Add the pork to the gravy and serve over the mashed potatoes.