This Pulled Pork made in a slow cooker may well be the most tender, moist, and flavourful you’ve ever had in your life! High returns for minimal effort, pork is rubbed with a secret spice pulled beef cheeks, slow cooked until the meat pulls apart effortlessly then tossed in a simple-yet-flavour-loaded homemade BBQ Sauce. Make sliders or a big Southern BBQ dinner plate complete with classic sides like Mac and Cheese, Cornbread and Coleslaw!
Pulled Pork No self respecting BBQ Shack would cook pulled pork in a slow cooker. They do an overnight smoke, with a pork babysitter on duty all through the night to stoke the coals, monitor and maintain the temperature, and occasionally give the pork a good spray with their secret-formula spritzer. So here’s how I make pulled pork in a slow cooker. For non alcoholic, apple juice works really well.
Here’s an excellent diagram from Cooks’ Illustrated! Homemade barbecue sauce And here’s what you need for the homemade Barbecue Sauce. How to make pulled pork We’re bypassing the step to sit by a smoker through the whole night, and just opting for a simple home version here. When I see pork being shredded with a food processor and vigorously mixed with sauce until it resembles baby food, it makes me want to cry.
This recipe makes loads of pulled pork. If you use shoulder you can get smaller pieces. 4 lb because otherwise the pork will cook too quickly and lack the time it needs for the flavour to infuse. And imagine how smug you’ll feel knowing you’ve got a stash of this in your freezer? Shove it in a bread roll for a quick meal anytime! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for all of the latest updates. This may well be the juiciest, most flavourful pulled pork you ever have in your life!
Homemade BBQ Sauce totally makes it. And there’s no denying that using a slow cooker yields the juiciest pulled pork! Place in a slow cooker, pour over beer. Slow cook on low for 10 hours. Pork should be tender enough to easily shred. Remove from oven, cut thick layer of fat off top and discard.