Crockpot Pulled Pork

Spice Rub:
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp chili powder
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp oregano
4 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp sugar

5-6 lb pork roast
1/4 cup water
2 cups BBQ sauce plus extra for serving

Rub the spice mix into the meat (on top of saran wrap and a sided cookie sheet - may leak). Wrap tightly in 2 layers of saran wrap and refrigerate overnight to 3 days.

Place in crock pot, add 1/4 cup of water. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Discard liquid, shred meat and place back in crockpot with BBQ sauce. Heat on low for 3-60 minutes until hot.

Beef Brisket

Took things from a bunch of recipes off foodnetwork.com for this one. Great on a football Sunday.

4lbs beef brisket
1tbsp each of chili powder, salt, garlic pwder, onion powder, black pepper and sugar
2tsp dry mustard
3.5c beef stock

Preheat oven to 350. Make dry rub with seasonings and rub onto brisket. Place in roasting pan on rack, bake uncovered 1 hour. Add stock to make about 1/2 inch of liquid. Lower oven to 300 and cook 3 hours.

Serve with swiss or cheddar cheese on toasted croissants.