Originally Posted by cllgefrk13
I've saw a few good recipes on here, so I'm going to make one of those. I've never used my crock pot before, so I hope it turns out well.
Questions?
1) What sides should I have? I'm thinking about cauliflower salad, coleslaw and what else?
2) I'm having guests over for dinner around 5 tomorrow. Can I start the pulled pork tonight, on low, and take it out tomorrow morning before I put in the bbq sauce, put it in the fridge and then put in back in the crockpot +bbq sauce like an hour before the guests come?
Any other tips for a first timer?
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Yes, you can do it early like that. When you reheat, only go for a couple hours, keep the temp on low and watch it, especially if you use a tomato-based sauce (the tomato burns).
And you absolutely MUST have coleslaw. You put it on the sandwiches like a condiment. Get the white kind.
For the sides, green beans and/or baked beans, and some soft rolls (the squarish pull-apart ones). For the sandwiches, get plain burger-style buns. It's not very good with seeded buns.
When I do pulled pork, I also try to have something somewhat healthy just for balance, like a small vegetable tray. With ranch for dipping. Because ranch is soooooo dang healthy.