Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

This Sunday slow cooker pulled pork recipe is a crowd pleaser. This is the recipe you pull out for the early afternoon tailgate, for a no fuss dinner with the perfect pulled pork sandwiches, or when you don’t know what to feed a large group of hungry offensive limemen.

It’s super simple, flavorful, tender, and juicy. There is nothing worse than dry pulled pork– good thing this recipe is fool-proof!

I prefer to use bone-in pork shoulder but boneless will work as well. There is something about the bone just sliding right out of the tender slow cooked meat that is so satisfying. The pork is seasoned thoroughly and left to its own devices. It’s smells incredible and you look like the hostess with the “most-ess”.

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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Prep 15 mins

Cook 8 hours

Total 8 hours, 15 mins

Author Marissa Allen

Yield 10 serving

An EASY 6 ingredient slow cooker pulled pork recipe! It is well loved and tender + juicy. 

Ingredients

• 8 lbs worth of pork shoulder
• 2 yellow onions, quartered
• 8 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp chipotle powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder

• kosher salt + cracked black pepper
• 1 tbsp oil (anything other than olive oil)
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 C chicken broth

Instructions

1. Dice the pork shoulder into large pieces and season liberally with kosher salt and pepper. Brown each side on medium- high heat for 2-3 mins in 1 tbsp of oil. Remove.
2. Season the seared pork with 1 tbsp cumin, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp chipotle powder, 1 tsp garlic powder.
3. In the bottom of the slow cooker, add the 2 yellow onions and 8 cloves of garlic. Place the roast on top.
4. Add the 1 C of chicken broth and 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar.
5. Let cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. *all slow cookers behave differently. Check occasionally; the meat will start to fall apart.

Cuisine Slow Cooker

UPDATE

Head Country BBQ

This pulled pork pairs AMAZINGLY with Head Country BBQ Sauce. If you are interested in giving the sauce a taste, now is the time to purchase from HeadCountry.com. In an effort to help Houston recover from Hurricane Harvey, they have decided to donate 100% of the proceeds from their online store Friday, September 1st.

I’m grateful to work with a company that cares― they believe in the resilience of Houston and want to help!

Visit www.HeadCountry.com and try some of their seasonings and sauces!