Easy slow cooker BBQ pulled pork
Total Time
10 hours and 15 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 hours
Rating
5 out of 5 stars (102)
Ingredients
12 servings
- 3.5-4.5kg/ 5-7lb pork butt / pork shoulder (bone in, fat cap on)
- 1 cup beer (apple cider or apple juice)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp paprika powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 cups tomato ketchup (or Aussie tomato sauce)
- 1 cup water (or use remaining beer)
- 3 tbsp molasses (original, not blackstrap)
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 4 tsp mustard powder
- 3 tsp garlic powder
- 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp Tabasco (or cayenne pepper, optional)
Preparation
Step 1
Mix the Rub together, then rub all over the pork.
Step 2
Place in a slow cooker, pour over beer. Slow cook on low for 10 hours. Pork should be tender enough to easily shred.
Step 3
Browning in oven (optional, recommended):
Step 4
Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
Step 5
Transfer from slow cooker into a roasting pan (reserve liquid).
Step 6
Scoop fat off surface of juices in slow cooker and drizzle over pork (about 1/3 cup), then roast pork for 20 minutes.
Step 7
Remove from oven, cut thick layer of fat off top and discard. Spoon over 1/4 cup fat from slow cooker juices, then roast 15 minutes.
Step 8
Shredding:
Step 9
Shred pork using 2 forks. Pour over BBQ sauce, toss gently.
Step 10
Serve stuffed in sliders with Coleslaw, or make a Southern dinner plate with Coleslaw, Mac and Cheese, Corn bread, steamed corn & green beans tossed in butter, with Margaritas to quench your thirst!
Step 11
Barbecue Sauce:
Step 12
Place all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until thickened.
Step 13
Add 3/4 - 1 cup of juices from slow cooker until sauce is syrup consistency.
Step 14
Adjust to taste: sweetness with brown sugar/honey, salt and sour with vinegar. Use per recipe.