Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe


Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
  • Prep time: 30 Minutes
  • Cook time: 8 Hours
  • Total time: 8 Hours & 30 Minutes
  • Serves: 12

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1.1 lb) pork shoulder or similar
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin, ground
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp garlic, crushed
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup BBQ Sauce (Optional)

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine the sugar, salt, cumin and chili powder.
  2. Rub ¾ of this spice mix into the piece of pork.
  3. In a slow cooker, add the onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and the apple cider vinegar.
  4. Add the pork and top it with the remaining spice mix.
  5. Cook on low for 8 hours.
  6. Remove the pork from the slow cooker and place on a clean chopping board.
  7. Remove any excess fat from the pork and then by simply using two forks pull the pork apart.
  8. Lastly, you can either combine the pork with the sauce in the slow cooker or instead use a bought or homemade BBQ sauce. I prefer a smokey BBQ sauce but it is entirely up to you.

Recipe Tips

  • You can use a larger or smaller piece of pork for this recipe without needing to adjust it. You may, however, find if you go too large or too small you will end up with too little sauce or too much.
  • The BBQ sauce isn’t the only sauce that goes great with pulled pork. You can try other varieties such as sweet chili, sweet & sour, mustard, and so much more.
  • You can strain the onions out of the sauce if you don’t want them in your pork mixture. However, keep in mind these are incredibly tasty, so you miss out by not including them.
  • The ingredient quantities are carefully balanced so keep this in mind if you decide to change to alter them.
  • You're able to cook on high, but everything cooks better when it's low and slow.
  • The pork should pull apart easily with a fork if it doesn't, then it will need to cook for longer.

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