Best 10 Best Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipes

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Are you looking for an easy and flavorful meal that is perfect for a crowd? Look no further than slow cooker pulled pork! This classic dish is loved by people of all ages, and it's easy to see why. The pork is tender, juicy, and packed with flavor, and it can be served on a variety of dishes, from sandwiches to tacos to nachos. Plus, it's a great way to use up leftover pork roast. If you're new to slow cooking, don't worry - this recipe is simple to follow and will help you create a delicious meal that everyone will love.

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SLOW COOKER BARBECUE PULLED PORK



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This slow cooker barbecue pulled pork is spice-rubbed for the best flavor.

Provided by Donna Mohr Bungo

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pork     100+ Pulled Pork Recipes

Time 11h45m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 (7 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast
¼ cup water
½ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
2 cups barbecue sauce

Steps:

  • Mix paprika, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, oregano, sugar, white pepper, and cayenne together in a small bowl.
  • Massage spice rub into the pork roast. Wrap tightly in a double layer of plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
  • Unwrap the roast and place in the bottom of a lined slow cooker. Add water and liquid smoke. Cover and cook on Low until pork is fork-tender, 8 to 10 hours.
  • Transfer roast to a cutting board; discard liquid in the cooker. "Pull" by tearing meat into thin shreds with 2 forks or your fingers. Discard fat.
  • Place shredded meat back in the slow cooker; toss with 1 cup barbecue sauce, and heat on Low until hot, 30 to 60 minutes. Serve with remaining barbecue sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.9 calories, Carbohydrate 16.4 g, Cholesterol 78.2 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 22.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 1299.6 mg, Sugar 10.9 g

ULTIMATE SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK



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Pulled pork is perfect for the slow cooker. Cooking the pork low and very slow is the secret to the juiciest and most tender pulled pork. Serve the pork as is or feel free to stir in your favorite barbecue or other sauces at the end of cooking.

Provided by Adam and Joanne Gallagher

Categories     Dinner

Time 8h30m

Yield Makes approximately 3 1/2 pounds, 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 (4 1/2 to 5 pound) boneless or bone-in pork shoulder (also known as pork butt), twine or netting removed
2 teaspoons salt, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons neutral flavored oil
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped small
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon ancho or mild chili powder, see our homemade chili powder recipe
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 cup water
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon fish sauce or 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Bread rolls
Coleslaw, see our mayonnaise based coleslaw recipe or our mayo-free coleslaw
Pickles
Barbecue sauce, see our bacon bourbon barbecue sauce recipe
Hot Sauce

Steps:

  • Rub the pork with salt and pepper, and then set aside while you prepare the remaining ingredients. (See notes below if you plan to sear the pork first).
  • Heat oil in a wide skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic then cook, occasionally stirring, until they are sweet and browned around the edges. Stir in the tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin. Cook, stirring until the tomato paste turns from bright red to orange in color; about 3 minutes. Add the water, apple cider vinegar, and fish sauce and cook for about 1 minute, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
  • Rest the seasoned pork in the bottom of a slow cooker then pour the onion and spice mixture on top. Wiggle the pork around the bottom of the slow cooker so that some of the onion and spice mixture slides underneath. Cover with lid and cook until the pork can be easily shredded; LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 to 6.
  • Turn off the slow cooker and transfer the pork to a cutting board. If the pork has a bone in it, remove and discard it. Use two forks to shred the meat, discarding any connective tissue, and large clumps of fat.
  • Remove the cooking liquid and skim most of the fat from its surface. Discard the fat then set the cooking liquid aside.
  • If using barbecue sauce, add it to the slow cooker and stir in the shredded pork. For even more flavor, add back some of the reserved cooking liquid. If you're not using barbecue sauce, add the shredded pork and the cooking liquid back to the slow cooker. Taste and season with salt, additional vinegar, or hot sauce as needed.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1/10 of the recipe (assumes 10 servings), Calories 404, Protein 28 g, Carbohydrate 2 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 1 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 109 mg

BEST DAMN SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK



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Tender, succulent and juicy pulled pork made to perfection in your slow cooker. Made with a simple dry rub and slow cooked in a savory mix to create the most delicious homemade pulled pork.

Provided by RecipeTeacher

Categories     BBQ

Number Of Ingredients 13

3lb - 4lb pork shoulder butt
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp liquid smoke

Steps:

  • Cut meat into 4-6 equal sized pieces. Trim fat as desired.
  • In a bowl, mix salt, pepper, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper and rub all over meat.
  • Add chicken broth, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke to slow cooker and whisk it together. Place meat into slow cooker.
  • Slow cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.
  • Remove meat to a bowl and shred with two forks. Serve with juices from slow cooker or add your favorite BBQ sauce.

SLOW-COOKER PULLED PORK SANDWICHES



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Feed a crowd with these Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches, spiced with mustard, paprika and cumin, from Food Network Kitchen.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 8h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons hot paprika
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 3-to-4-pound boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, plus more to taste
3 tablespoons tomato paste
6 potato buns
Barbecue sauce and prepared coleslaw, for serving

Steps:

  • Combine 1 tablespoon brown sugar, the paprika, mustard powder, cumin, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet; add the pork and cook, turning, until browned on all sides, 5 minutes. Remove the pork and transfer to a plate; whisk 3/4 cup water into the drippings in the skillet. Transfer the liquid to a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker.
  • Add the vinegar, tomato paste, the remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 2 cups water to the slow cooker and whisk to combine. Add the pork, cover and cook on low, 8 hours.
  • Remove the pork and transfer to a cutting board. Strain the liquid into a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Roughly chop the pork and mix in a bowl with 1 cup of the reduced cooking liquid, and salt and vinegar to taste. Serve on buns with barbecue sauce and coleslaw.

SLOW COOKER TEXAS PULLED PORK



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Slow cooked, Texas-style pulled pork that is served on a buttered and toasted roll. My family's favorite.

Provided by cmccreight

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pork     100+ Pulled Pork Recipes

Time 5h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 (4 pound) pork shoulder roast
1 cup barbeque sauce
½ cup apple cider vinegar
½ cup chicken broth
¼ cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 extra large onion, chopped
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
8 hamburger buns, split
2 tablespoons butter, or as needed

Steps:

  • Pour the vegetable oil into the bottom of a slow cooker. Place the pork roast into the slow cooker; pour in the barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, and chicken broth. Stir in the brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion, garlic, and thyme. Cover and cook on High until the roast shreds easily with a fork, 5 to 6 hours.
  • Remove the roast from the slow cooker, and shred the meat using two forks. Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker, and stir the meat into the juices.
  • Spread the inside of both halves of hamburger buns with butter. Toast the buns, butter side down, in a skillet over medium heat until golden brown. Spoon pork into the toasted buns.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 527.7 calories, Carbohydrate 45.5 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 23.2 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 31.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 802.7 mg, Sugar 17.1 g

SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 8h50m

Yield 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup ketchup
½ cup Maker's Mark® Bourbon
¼ cup cider vinegar
½ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 pounds boneless, untrimmed pork shoulder blade roast (Boston butt)
Slider buns, for serving

Steps:

  • 1. In a medium saucepan, stir together the ketchup, bourbon, ¼ cup brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon smoked paprika. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer for 10 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-quart slow-cooker bowl, combine the remaining ¼ cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 1½ teaspoons salt, and 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper. Add the pork and rub the mixture all over the meat. Turn the pork fat side up. 3. Pour ¼ cup sauce and 1 cup water into the slow-cooker bowl. Refrigerate the remaining sauce for serving. Cover and cook as the manufacturer directs on the low setting until the meat is falling-apart tender, about 8 hours. 4. Carefully transfer the meat to a large bowl; discard the fat and skin. Using two forks, shred the meat into small pieces. Carefully pour the sauce from the slow cooker into fat separator. Pour the sauce over meat, leaving behind and then discarding the fat. Serve in the buns with the reserved sauce.

THE EASIEST AND BEST BBQ PULLED PORK RECIPE (SLOW COOKER)



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I had trouble finding a recipe that didn't have a million ingredients but this one is amazing so thought I'd share!

Provided by lmcp1981

Time 10h2m

Yield Makes 12-16 floury baps - depending on size of joint.

Number Of Ingredients 3

Boneless pork shoulder with skin/fat on
1 carton of the cheapest concentrated apple juice
2 Jars of BBQ cooking sauce (asda Maple BBQ sauce is lovely)

Steps:

  • Stick the pork in the slow cooker, skin side up and pour over the carton of apple juice. The pork does not need to be completely cover by the juice.
  • Slow cook on low setting overnight - a good 10-12 hours if you can manage it.
  • Remove the pork from the cooker, take off and discard the hard skin and fat but keep the soft squishy fat.
  • Shred the pork with a fork and stir the pork and soft fat back into the slow cooker juice.
  • Stir in the BBQ sauce and cook on low for another hour or until ready to serve.
  • Serve with anything you fancy! I like to serve mine with floury baps, roasted Mediterranean vegetables, garlic roast potatoes, and creamy coleslaw. Delicious!

SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK



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Succulent pulled pork spiced with paprika and cinnamon is oh-so simple when you make it in the slow cooker. Serve with fennel and apple slices in bread rolls

Provided by Miriam Nice

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 8h10m

Number Of Ingredients 18

2kg pork shoulder, skin removed
1 onion, sliced
2 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp flour
2 tsp oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
160ml cloudy apple juice
1 tbsp black treacle
2 tbsp honey
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
50g onion marmalade
1 fennel bulb, sliced thinly
1 apple, sliced thinly
juice 1 lemon
8 - 10 bread rolls
English mustard
mayonnaise (optional)

Steps:

  • Put the onion slices at the bottom of the slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together 1 tbsp salt with 1 tsp ground black pepper, the smoked paprika and cinnamon. Put the flour onto a plate then rub the spice mixture over the pork.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan and roll the spiced pork in the flour before putting it into the pan to sear it on all sides. Once the meat is starting to pick up a golden colour pop it on top of the onion slices in the slow cooker.
  • In a large jug combine all the ingredients for slow cooking the pork then pour over the meat. Pop the lid on and cook on the low setting for 8 hours.
  • When you're ready to serve, take the meat out of the slow cooker leaving the cooking liquor behind. Put the cooked meat on a roasting tray or large shallow bowl and pull it into bite-size chunks and shred with 2 forks. Ladle a little of the cooking juices over the pork and mix together.
  • Toss the fennel and apple slices in the lemon juice and season well then serve along with the pulled pork in bread rolls. Spread the rolls with a little English mustard and mayonnaise if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 325 calories, Fat 21 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 27 grams protein, Sodium 1.7 milligram of sodium

SLOW-COOKER PULLED PORK



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Bring out your inner BBQ master with this Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork recipe. Just 10 easy minutes of prep, and then let the slow cooker do most of the work for you. Once the pork roast is cooked and tender, shred it up and choose your level of spice by adding in your family's favorite BBQ sauce for delicious smoky or spicy pulled pork that makes you the kitchen hero.

Provided by By Sarah Caron

Categories     Entree

Time 7h45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
1 boneless pork shoulder roast (2 1/2 to 3 lb)
1/4 cup water
1 cup barbecue sauce

Steps:

  • In small bowl, stir together paprika, salt, garlic powder and brown sugar.
  • Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Rub paprika mixture on pork to cover completely. Place pork in slow cooker. Pour water around pork.
  • Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or High heat setting 3 to 4 hours, until extremely tender.
  • Transfer pork to cutting board. Let rest until cool enough to handle. Use 2 forks to shred pork.
  • Discard liquid in slow cooker. Wipe out slow cooker. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Return shredded pork to slow cooker; stir in barbecue sauce until well mixed. Cover; cook on High heat setting 10 to 15 minutes or until hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 670, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 175 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 60 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, ServingSize About 1 Cup, Sodium 1410 mg, Sugar 24 g, TransFat 0 g

THE BEST SLOW COOKER BBQ PULLED PORK AND COLESLAW SANDWICHES RECIPE



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This recipe for Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork sandwiches is SO easy and the crunchy, creamy coleslaw takes it over the top!

Provided by Camille Beckstrand

Categories     Main Course

Time 8h30m

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 Tablespoons paprika
1½ Tablespoons salt
1½ Tablespoons pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
4 pound pork shoulder butt roast (boneless or bone in)
1 cup beef broth
18 ounces BBQ Sauce (1 bottle)
12 hamburger buns
5 cups shredded coleslaw mix ((from the produce section))
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup light mayonnaise
¼ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed
3 Tablespoons sugar ((more or less depending on how sweet you prefer))
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Spray slow cooker with a little bit of non-stick cooking spray or olive oil.
  • In a small saucepan, mix together seasonings (paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dry mustard) and rub on the outside of the pork roast. Take a larger roast. Place pork roast in slow cooker.
  • Pour beef broth around the bottom of the slow cooker (don't pour it directly on the roast or it will rinse off all the seasonings).
  • Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours (or high heat for 5-6, but I feel like the pork is more tender if you cook it on low).
  • Shred the meat with 2 forks and pour in a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce. Mix all together and serve on a bun with coleslaw.
  • To make the coleslaw, combine coleslaw, cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, make dressing by combining mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seed, sugar, salt and pepper. Toss dressing into cabbage mixture and let chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 406 kcal, Carbohydrate 48 g, Protein 24 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 1823 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 22 g, ServingSize 1 serving

Tips:

  • Choose the right cut of pork: pork shoulder (also known as pork butt) is the best cut for pulled pork because it has a good amount of fat that will help keep the meat moist and flavorful during the long cooking process.
  • Season the pork generously: rub the pork shoulder with a mixture of spices and herbs, such as garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cumin, chili powder, and salt and pepper. This will help to create a flavorful crust on the outside of the pork and keep the meat moist on the inside.
  • Use a slow cooker liner: this will make cleanup a breeze, as you can simply remove the liner and discard it after cooking.
  • Add liquid to the slow cooker: this will help to prevent the pork from drying out. You can use water, chicken broth, or apple cider vinegar.
  • Cook the pork on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 4-6 hours, or until the pork is fall-apart tender.
  • Shred the pork with two forks: once the pork is cooked, remove it from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks.
  • Serve the pulled pork on buns or rolls, with your favorite toppings, such as barbecue sauce, coleslaw, and pickles.

Conclusion:

Slow cooker pulled pork is an easy and delicious meal that is perfect for a crowd. With a little planning and preparation, you can have a flavorful and tender pork dish that everyone will love. So next time you're looking for an easy and delicious meal, give slow cooker pulled pork a try.

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