Barbecue Pork Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons barbecue seasoning divided
• 1 teaspoon pepper black
• 0.3 cup brown sugar 
• 15 oz canned tomatoes diced canned
• 0.3 cup cider vinegar 
• 5 lb pork loin center rib roast bone-in
• 2 teaspoons pepper dried red crushed
• 1.5 teaspoons salt divided
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard 
• 12  multigrain buns 
• 0.3 cup no-salt-added tomato paste 
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• slow cooker

Directions

1. Combine 1 Tbsp. barbecue seasoning and 1 tsp. salt; rub evenly over pork roast.
2. Stir together tomatoes, next 7 ingredients, remaining 1 Tbsp. barbecue seasoning, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt in a 5-quart slow cooker.
3. Add roast; cover and cook on LOW 9 hours or until meat shreds easily.
4. Remove roast; remove and discard bone. Shred meat using the tines of 2 forks. Return to slow cooker, and stir together with sauce; spoon over multigrain buns.
5. Serve with pickles, if desired.
6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Barbecue Seasoning.