Slow cooker Asian pork

I *love* using the slow cooker - I got it as a gift years ago and go through spurts of using it a lot. We are in the middle of one of those spurts now. I love putting everything in the slow cooker one weekend day (so that we know that we can eat well when we get home from whatever errands we are running, or I know that I don't have to ignore the kids for very long to get a yummy dinner on the table).  This week, we have a myriad of appointments since the semester is finally over. So we are using the slow-cooker twice. The first was Monday - Asian pork sandwiches.

From Better Homes and Gardens Quick and Easy Meals for Diabetes:

Asian pork sandwiches


1 2.5-3 pound pork shoulder roast
1 cup apple juice
2 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
1/5 tsp five-spice powder
1 whole wheat hamburger roll per person
broccoli slaw (with coleslaw dressing, if desired)

1.  Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3.5-4 quart slow cooker. Place meat in cooker. In a small bowl, combine apple juice, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and five-spice powder. Pour over roast.

2. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high heat 5.5-6 hours.

3. Remove meat from cooker, reserving juices. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Using forks, shred meat.  Place 1/2 cup meat on each bun bottom. Top with 1/4 cup shredded broccoli (dressed if desired); add bun tops.

We paired this with a green salad, and had a great meal.  Since the meat is pretty lean, we allowed ourselves some extra meat without the bun if we were still hungry.