Australia Day- Coffee-Barbequed Pulled Pork

Hosting Australia day this year? Been asked to bring a plate of food? Never fear, St Remio has the perfect recipe for all your Australia day needs.

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons pure vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup brewed St Remio coffee
2 cups of prepared hickory smoked bbq sauce, divided
1 (4 to 5 lb) pork butt roast
salt and pepper, to taste
12 to 16 sandwich buns, split.

DIRECTIONS

1. HEAT oven to 350° F. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in Dutch oven. Add onion and pepper. Cook 5 minutes or until softened. Combine cooked vegetables, coffee and 1 cup barbecue sauce in a medium bowl, stirring to coat. Set aside.
2. HEAT remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add roast. Cook until well-browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
3. POUR barbecue sauce mixture over roast. Cover and roast 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender enough to shred with a fork.
4. REMOVE roast from Dutch oven. Strain pan juices, discarding vegetables. Combine 1 cup pan juices and remaining barbecue sauce. Shred pork using two forks. Combine pulled pork and barbecue sauce mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve on sandwich buns, if desired.

SLOW COOKER METHOD

 COOK vegetables, prepare barbecue sauce mixture and brown roast as described above. Place roast in slow cooker. Pour barbecue sauce mixture over roast. Cook on HIGH 5 to 6 hours or on LOW 8 hours, until meat is fork tender. Complete recipe as directed above.