if at first you don't succeed...

[kirylyn]

attempted to make bbq pork roast in the slow cooker but I messed *something* up

I did cook it on high for two hours, drained (changed bags), put the meat back in, dumped the sauce in, cooked for another hour.

but... the pork isn't fork tender, its a bit on the dry side. correction, its a LOT on the dry side

meh, thinking of getting another boston picnic butt while they're still on sale and trying again tomorrow

any suggestions as to what I did wrong??

Comments

[melligator.livejournal.com]

Have you cooked it this way before? 2 hours isn't very long for a slow cooker because they don't really get that hot - my guess is that on high, 4-6 would be more in the ballpark.

[guinan.livejournal.com]

Not sure why you needed to drain it? If it was to remove fat try trimming off as much as possible pre-cooking. If it was just because there was too much liquid you could remove say half, add the bbq sauce and reserve the remaining liquid to add if it ends up you need to. BBQ sauce can get very thick after awhile. Draining it not just removed the fat but any juices which could account for the dryness.

Also _dropdeadfred is right try cooking longer. My suggestion, do the prep-work the night before, and put it in the crock first thing in the morning on low. Pork is one of those meats the longer it cooks on low temp the better it will be.

[allyson13.livejournal.com]

Have you checked recipes via google?

I've had great luck finding crock pot recipes that way.

[shadowweaver06.livejournal.com]

Crockpots don't get very hot... so, you have to cook the meat for about six hours or so. Depending on how large the roast is, you may want to extend that to 8-10. Let the roast completely finish cooking before draining it and adding the sauce.