Best Low Carb Bottled BBQ Sauce with BBQ Pulled Pork

Mains, Recipes, Reviews, Sides | May 30, 2016 | By

Who said eating low-carb can’t be fun? BBQ Pulled Pork anyone!

One of the biggest challenges for me, keeping low-carb in the summer, is BBQ sauce. I love ribs, BBQ pulled pork and anything else you can slather that yummy, spicy, sticky sauce on. I have made my own low carb version and may perfect that recipe in the future and share it with you but for now, as my 12 year old daughter says, “Ain’t-nobody-got-time-for-that!”

There are plenty of bottled BBQ sauces on the market but most have way too many carbs to even be considered low-carb some over 20 grams per serving so read those labels carefully. I have recently found an exceptional brand – JB’s Best, that is infused with beer and has the lowest carbs of all bottled BBQ sauces – around *4-6 grams. I use several spicy and not so spicy varieties in the BBQ pulled pork recipe below.

JB's Best BBQ Sauce

This is not a complicated meal to prepare and it feeds around 10-12 people affordably and heavenly.

The secret is in the spices! I use the southern-style, Penzeys33rd and Galena, Chicken and Pork Rub which is mixture of black pepper, paprika, nutmeg, sage, cayenne, red pepper and basil.

Be sure to have all the ingredients on hand to make our coleslaw recipe to go with. This meal would not be the same without it. My wife Lisa claims she wants this to be her “last meal on earth” – no kidding.. she said that – It’s that good!

Now many hard-core BBQ enthusiasts would argue that using a crock pot is not serious BBQ but hey… don’t knock it till you try it! This is one of those quick prep time, set-it-and-forget-it deals so you can go about your day and have an amazing dinner ready 8 hrs later for a small crowd. Either that or you will just have to enjoy the left-overs for days.. and you will as it is just as good the second day. Can I get a Yeeehaa!?

BBQ Pulled Pork
Serves 12
A crock pot pulled pork that can't miss.
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
6 hr
6108 calories
149 g
2144 g
259 g
743 g
87 g
3187 g
5051 g
106 g
0 g
142 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
3187g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 6108
Calories from Fat 2332
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 259g
398%
Saturated Fat 87g
433%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 21g
Monounsaturated Fat 121g
Cholesterol 2144mg
715%
Sodium 5051mg
210%
Total Carbohydrates 149g
50%
Dietary Fiber 3g
12%
Sugars 106g
Protein 743g
Vitamin A
23%
Vitamin C
21%
Calcium
62%
Iron
157%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 5-6 lbs Pork Butt - fat trimmed
  2. 3 tbsp Pensey's - 33rd and Galena, Chicken and Pork Rub
  3. Salt and Pepper - fresh ground
  4. 1.5 tbsp Olive oil
  5. 3/4 cup JB's Best, Ghost Pepper BBQ Sauce - to cook in
  6. 3/4 cup JB's Best, Ancho Peach BBQ Sauce - to cook in (alternate - Stubbs Original)
  7. Extra JB's Best, Blazin Bacon BBQ Sauce - to serve over cooked pork
  8. 1 cup of water
Instructions
  1. Trim fat from pork butt.
  2. Cut into 4 inch cubes.
  3. Salt and pepper all sides.
  4. Dust with Pensey's spice rub on all sides.
  5. In batches, brown each side of pork in a large dutch oven or similar pot.
  6. Transfer browned pork to crock pot.
  7. Add BBQ sauces.
  8. Add Water.
  9. Cover and set crock pot on high for 6 hours or low for 8 hours depending on what you have to do that day.
  10. Once done, use several paper towel strips to remove oil that has collected at the top of the pot.
  11. With 2 forks pull the pork apart and mix in with the juices in the crock pot.
  12. Serve topped with JB's Best, Blazin Bacon BBQ Sauce
  13. If you prefer less heat top with JB's Best, Ancho Peach or one of their other less hot varieties.
Notes
  1. Warning - Go easy on the BBQ sauce on top - 2 tbsp have 4-6 grams of carbs. Hopefully you planned ahead and saved your daily carb intake for this meal!
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calories
6108
fat
259g
protein
743g
carbs
149g
more
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I have to admit I had a BBQ pulled pork sandwich with a soft carb-loaded roll for my first serving. Hey, I’m already down 30 pounds and I played tennis that day – As I have said many a time – “If you eat Keto most of the time… you can eat whatever you want some of the time! My seconds and thirds were straight up. Lisa used a low carb wrap and added coleslaw to it – said it was amazing. Here is the recipe for the coleslaw – It is my wife Lisa’s but she said I made it so good that I need to make it from now on. Happy to!

Lisa's Coleslaw
Serves 12
A simple fresh and tangy slaw
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
20 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
20 min
1792 calories
70 g
92 g
167 g
14 g
26 g
1194 g
3916 g
18 g
0 g
136 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1194g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1792
Calories from Fat 1475
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 167g
257%
Saturated Fat 26g
131%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 99g
Monounsaturated Fat 37g
Cholesterol 92mg
31%
Sodium 3916mg
163%
Total Carbohydrates 70g
23%
Dietary Fiber 25g
99%
Sugars 18g
Protein 14g
Vitamin A
127%
Vitamin C
787%
Calcium
41%
Iron
37%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 medium cabbage - sliced thin
  2. 1 large red bell pepper - sliced thin
  3. 1/2 bulb fresh fennel - sliced thin
  4. 1 medium onion - sliced thin
  5. 2 green onions - chopped
  6. 1 cup of mayonnaise
  7. 1 large lemon - juiced
  8. 1 1/4 tbsp of fresh ground pepper
  9. 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl add all the veggies sliced very thin - use a mandoline slicer if needed.
  2. In a smaller bowl wisk together the mayo, lemon juice, and pepper.
  3. Toss the veggies with the dressing.
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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calories
1792
fat
167g
protein
14g
carbs
70g
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 *As I was finishing this blog post I called JB’s Best to clarify some things and had the opportunity to speak with the owner, Jonathan Milo. Nice guy! We had a great conversation but sadly the carb-addicted marketplace had spoken, and the recipes for JB’s BBQ sauces were recently updated adding more carbs to cater to the carb-abused American palate. Bummer Summer! Here is the good news… This update just happened a month ago so most of the product still in the marketplace are the old recipes which to us low-carb lovers tastes truly amazing. So get out there and grab all you can of the lower carb versions before they are gone. I found my supply at Home Goods recently. Here is a link to order some online – This source still has the older recipes. Jonathan was empathetic to our cause and is considering a low glycemic variety in the near future. Let’s hope he does his homework and keeps the carbs low as well. We will be watching.

On a side note – Jonathan and crew have hit it out of the park with their Vino De Milo, line of wine-infused salad dressings that have only 1-2 grams of carbs per serving. I have yet to try these but look forward to it as they do look amazing.

As an alternate brand I have found Stubb’s, Original Recipe to have only 5 net grams of carbs per serving and they make some great BBQ sauces as well.

As a suggestion you may want to wait until you have hit a weight loss goal before trying this recipe. It’s hard to eat just 1 serving and the chances that you are gonna get kicked out of ketosis are pretty high. Hopefully you have a short cut in place to get you back on track come Monday morning!

 

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