Pulled Pork, The Delicious Italian-American Way

Yankee Pulled Pork
(The Delicious Italian-American [w/ Allergies] Way) 

So my live-in man wanted a traditional pulled pork sandwich   The only problem is that's boring.  

I also happen to be allergic to what seems like most things, including peppers and smoked BBQ sauce, hence my psychologically-based conclusion that Southern pulled pork is boring. 

It was then I decided to go rogue, using my Italian cooking instincts.  And, I'm happy to say, I actually ended up with the most popular & requested dish in my household.

Italian-American Yankee Pulled Pork Recipe:
1. One long pork loin
2. Two cans of petite diced tomatoes
3. 75% of a little can of tomato paste
4. About three tablespoons of minced garlic
5. Pour in some olive oil
6. Splash some white wine vinegar
7. A bunch of fresh basil leaves
8. About a tablespoon of capers
9. A couple of handfuls of fresh cilantro, permitting you are not in the 3-23% of people who have the dreaded cilantro-tastes-like-soap gene.
10. Some sea salt

The Overworked NYer Pulled Pork Recipe:
1. One long pork loin
2. Two bottles of store-bought brushetta (some extra tomato paste is optional)
3. A handful of fresh cilantro, again, permitting you are not in the 3-23% of people who have the dreaded cilantro-tastes-like-soap gene.
 4. Some sea salt

Instructions:
- Put all of the ingredients together in the slow cooker.
- Stir in the tomato paste with all other ingredients
- Set it to "low" and let it cook for 6 hours total.
- Around hour 3, start pulling apart the pork.
- Around hour 5, finish pulling apart the pork.

Prep time: About 10 minutes for the Italian-American version.  Like 2 minutes for the Overworked NYer version.

Consumption:

- To make the dish even more culturally confused, put it in a taco with some rice or quinoa
- Get some cheese and sour cream on there
- Or serve with a side of pasta

Yum Factor:  Extreme

Warnings: Do not prepare pork for company of unknown religious beliefs.

You're welcome.