Instructions

1. Pull the meat apart in thin shreds, following the natural pattern of the meat fibers when pulling. Cold leftovers are particularly advantageous here because it's much easier to pull the meat in your hands than with forks. Add the meat to a sauce pan or slow cooker.

2. Mix up a homemade barbecue sauce according to your own taste, using a basic formula of a tomato base and vinegar, a sweetener and assorted spices to taste. Try ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and spices such as garlic powder, salt and pepper. While you can use a bottled barbecue sauce, the dish has a better, homemade flavor if you make your own sauce. The amount of sauce needed depends on the amount of meat and how saucy you like your pulled meat barbeque.

3. Mix the barbecue sauce with the meat, plus a bit of water to thin out the sauce if the meat mixture is too thick to coat the meat well. Add diced onions to the meat and sauce mixture, if desired.

4. Cover the pot and simmer for about 30 minutes until the sauce reduces and cooks into the meat. It may take several hours in a slow cooker on low heat; you can tell it's done when the sauce thickens, the meat is tender and the smell permeates your house.

5. Serve the barbeque on hamburger buns to make a sandwich or simply pile it high on your plate to eat it plain. Serve with a side of coleslaw, allowing the creamy slaw to meld with the tangy barbecue sauce.