Barbecue Pulled Pork

With the weather getting nicer, I've been spending more time outside in the sun and less time on my computer, hence the lack of recent posts. What little time I have been on the computer has been spent researching my future place of residence, Alaska! One very exciting thing that I found while researching is the Home Grown Market in Fairbanks. Everything they supply is fresh and local, from produce to grass fed beef to salmon! Sounds like a paleo friendly place to me.

Getting back to the purpose of this post, another delicious recipe. Barbecue pulled pork is a favorite of both Luke's and mine, and it can be served a couple different ways. One way we like to eat it is on a plate with a fork, alongside some broccoli. To switch up the leftovers, make sweet potato and pork sliders. Slice a sweet potato, skin and all, and toss with olive oil, chili powder, garlic powder, pinch of cumin, salt and pepper, and then spread out on a greased cookie sheet. Bake on 400 for about 10 minutes each side, or until browned. Assemble sweet potato, pork, coleslaw, and then another sweet potato and you've got a delicious little slider. Don't like barbecue sauce? Neither does Luke, but he loves this homemade barbecue sauce. So give it a shot even if you don't typically like barbecue flavor.

Paleo Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:

1 onion, minced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 can (6oz) tomato paste

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup honey

3 tablespoons mustard

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 pinch ground cloves

1 pinch cinnamon

Smoked paprika to taste

Hot sauce to taste

Directions:

Heat a bit of olive oil in a skillet and add the onion. Once browned, add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings to your liking. Poor right over pulled pork, or cool and store in the refrigerator.