Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork
Get ready to savor the ultimate comfort food with this **Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork** recipe, featuring melt-in-your-mouth tenderness and a perfect balance of smoky, sweet, and tangy flavors. The pork shoulder is coated in a flavorful spice rub made with pantry staples like garlic powder, paprika, and brown sugar, then slow-cooked for 8 hours in a bath of apple cider vinegar and chicken broth to ensure maximum juiciness. Once shredded, the pork is drenched in BBQ sauce, making it irresistibly rich and saucy. Whether you’re piling it onto soft buns, layering it over nachos, or enjoying it straight from the slow cooker, this crowd-pleaser is perfect for family dinners, barbecue parties, or meal prepping. Plus, it’s easy to make in a slow cooker, so you can enjoy fork-tender pulled pork with minimal effort—all while filling your home with mouthwatering aromas.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Pork shoulder (boneless or bone-in)
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Paprika
- 2 tablespoons Brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (optional)
- 0.5 cup Apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup Chicken broth
- 1.5 cups BBQ sauce
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix well to create a spice rub.
Rub the spice mixture all over the pork shoulder, ensuring it is well coated on all sides.
In the slow cooker, pour in the apple cider vinegar and chicken broth to cover the bottom.
Place the seasoned pork shoulder into the slow cooker.
Cover the slow cooker with its lid and set it to cook on low for 8 hours, or until the pork is very tender and easily pulls apart with a fork.
Once the pork is cooked, carefully remove it from the slow cooker and place it on a large cutting board.
Using two forks, shred the pork by pulling it apart in opposite directions.
Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker and mix it with the juices that accumulated during cooking.
Add the BBQ sauce to the pork, stirring to combine thoroughly. Allow the pulled pork to warm in the slow cooker for an additional 15 minutes on low.
Serve the pulled pork hot on rolls or buns, as a main dish, or use it as a topping for nachos or salads.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
644 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 45.6 g | 58% | |
| Saturated Fat | 15.8 g | 79% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 159 mg | 53% | |
| Sodium | 852 mg | 37% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 16.8 g | 6% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.9 g | 7% | |
| Total Sugars | 14.2 g | ||
| Protein | 43.0 g | 86% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 63 mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 3.6 mg | 20% | |
| Potassium | 787 mg | 17% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
