Awesome Pulled Pork BBQ

Ingredients

• (5 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• pinch poultry seasoning, or to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• stalk scelery
• large onion, quart ered
• apple, cored and quart ered
• 1/2 cup butter
• cup schopped celery
• 1/2 cup schopped onion
• cup sketchup
• cup swater
• 2/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• tablespoon sprepared mustard
• tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• tablespoon garlic powder

Instructions

1. Place pork roast in a slow cooker; season with garlic powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Add broth, 3 stalks celery, quartered onion, and apple.
2. Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until very tender, about 8 hours. Transfer pork roast to a large platter. Discard juice and vegetables. Shred pork roast with a fork; return to slow cooker.
3. While pork roast is cooking, melt butter in a large saucepan.
4. Add 2 cups chopped celery and 1 1/2 cups chopped onion; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
5. Add ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, liquid smoke, and garlic powder.
6. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes.
7. Pour barbecue sauce over shredded pork.
8. Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until flavors combine, about 2 hours more.