There is an old legend that bears can dance. Don't believe it? Not long ago, Barry Conway was on a camping trip and making some barbecue. Lured by the scent of the homemade sauce, a family of black bears found Barry's sauce and started lapping it up. Overjoyed with their tasty find, the bears rose of their hind feet.  Then it began.....each bear starting wiggling their bare behinds.  And, that is how the Legend of the Black Bear Boogie began.

Whether you buy into Barry's Black Bear Boogie or not, the folks at Bear-Man have come-up with some incredible BBQ Sauces and a special Tummy Rub.  Winners of several awards including 3rd place in the NBBQ Association's Fruit/Spicy BBQ category and 2nd place in the 2007 NASFT Outstanding Cooking Sauce category.

These BBQ Sauces are distinctly different from many sauces that you will find. The label reads, "Contains Bits of Fresh Ingredients". Not only can you taste these fresh ingredients, but they are quite visible as well.

Bear-Man has three different BBQ Sauces and one Dry Rub:

• Black Bear Boogie BBQ Sauce - this is a sweet and tart sauce with just a minor kick.
• Growlin' Grizzly BBQ Sauce - this is a tangy sauce with a savory bite.
• Sap-Happy Golden Bear BBQ Sauce - of the three Bear-Man sauces, this is most unique. It is a maple sauce made with pure maple syrup. It's sweet and not-too-hot. In fact, there is more maple syrup in the sauce than any other ingredient.
• Tummy Rub - this seasoning and dry rub is an all-purpose BBQ rub. use on chicken, fish, roasts, ribs and even steak.

We've already tried these BBQ Sauces with pork chops, Cornish hens and ribs. It's hard to pick a favorite, except the Sap-Happy does really stand-out on pork chops (see Bear-Man Maple Pork Chops Recipe).



Ingredients

• Bear-Man Tummy Rub
• Black Bear Boogie or Growlin' Grizzly BBQ Sauce
• 5-7 lb pork roast
• 12 hamburger buns or Kaiser rolls
• Cole Slaw

Procedure

1. Generously coat meat with Bear-Man Tummy Rub. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Overnight is better.
2. Place pork roast in a roasting pan and bake in a 300 degree oven for approximately 6 hours or until done. The thickest part of the roast should read 170 degrees. Bear-Man suggests cooking until the roast is falling apart.
3. Remove pork from oven and let rest for 10 minutes. While pork is resting, deglaze the baking pan over medium heat with 3/4 cup water, scraping with a wooden spoon to pick up all of the browned bits. Reduce by half. Pour a bottle of BBQ sauce into pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. While the pork is warm, "pull" the meat by using 2 forks as follows: Using 1 fork to steady the meat, use the other fork to "pull" shreds of meat off the roast. Put the shredded pork in a bowl and pour the BBQ sauce mixture over the pork and mix well.
5. To serve, spoon the pulled pork mixture on your buns or rolls and top with Cole slaw.

If this has your mouth watering, then check-out the Bear-Man's Meatball recipe, Barbecue Beef Sandwiches recipe and Tummy Rub Oyster Crackers recipe.