Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork
Juicy, tender and delicious pulled pork, slowly cooked in a crockpot until tender.
Servings: 4
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg Pork shoulder or Pork Loin
Spice Dry rub ingredients:
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper optional
Barbecue sauce ingredients:
- 2 tbsp of hickory barbecue sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce low sodium
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic grated
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp thyme fresh or dried
Instructions
- Pat dry and season the pork with spice dry rub mixture. Heat cast iron with oil on medium-high heat. Sear each side of pork loin until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes each side.
- Transfer in a slow cooker or crockpot. Pour the barbecue sauce on the pork. With the lid on, set on high for 4 to 6 hrs and on low for 6 to 8 hrs. It depends how tender you like it.
- Transfer the pork on a serving plate and transfer the sauce in a saucepan. Let it simmer until thickened.
- Use two forks to shred the pork, it full apart easily. Pour the barbecue sauce on shredded pork and serve.
- Make a pulled pork sandwich, pulled pork wonton tacos, or topping for poutine.
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Nutrition
Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 1074mg | Potassium: 595mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 277IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg