Easy North Carolina Barbeque

'Slow and low' is the secret to good barbecue. Slow-roasted pork is simmered in a sauce featuring white vinegar, butter, sugar, and crushed red pepper makes a North Carolina-style barbecue that will have your friends asking how you did it.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 9 hr
• Total Time: 9 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 449 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 2 cups white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (5 pound) pork butt roast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Trim the fat from the roast; place in slow cooker and cook on Low overnight, at least 8 hours.

Step 2

To make the sauce, whisk together the vinegar, melted butter, salt, lemon juice, crushed red pepper, hot sauce, black pepper, and sugar in a bowl.

Step 3

Carefully remove the roast to a cutting board. Pull the meat from the bone with a fork. Return the pork to the slow cooker. Pour the sauce over the pulled pork. Simmer for 1 hour more.