A friend of mine asked for my pulled pork recipe on Twitter. Since there aren’t enough characters to share a recipe there, I’ll share it here. We are a family on the go and are always looking for easy meals. This is one of my favorites.

Ingredients:

• Pork loin
• Onion
• Desired spices

Start with a pork loin that’s big enough for your family. I like to cook 1/3 pound per serving. Nice to cook a little extra for a couple of lunches.

Place your pork loin in the crock pot. Cover 2/3 with water.

Thinly slice your favorite onion and place on the pork loin. I use just enough to cover the top of the loin.

Add any additional spices that you’d like to the water.

Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours. I usually start the crock on low as we’re leaving in the morning, and the meat is tender by arrival from work.

Remove the loin from the crock and carefully place on serving platter as it’s hot and tender. I like to use two forks like a big cob of corn. Then, use the forks to pull and separate the loin.

You can leave it plain at this point if the kids don’t like barbecue sauce. When we have a family gathering, we place the pulled pork back in the crock (after draining water) and mix with barbecue sauce. You can serve right from the crock and keep it warm in the crock. We leave it plain when it’s just the four of us as the kids prefer ketchup. Ya, they’re kind of weird like that.

Anyhow, there you have it. That’s our super simple pulled pork recipe.