Recipe courtesy of Adrian Davila
Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 10 to 12 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 442
- Total Fat
- 22
- Saturated Fat
- 7
- Carbohydrates
- 37
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 23
- Cholesterol
- 70
- Sodium
- 793
- Total: 8 hr 30 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
One 3- to 4-pound bone-in pork shoulder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1/2 cup light brown sugar
One 12-ounce can spiced soda, such as Dr. Pepper
1 teaspoon mesquite liquid smoke
12 sandwich buns
Directions
Special equipment:
a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker- Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Rub the oil completely over the pork and season with the salt, pepper and cayenne. Brown the pork shoulder in the skillet on all sides; this will take about 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet and allow to cool slightly before rubbing with the mustard, then coating with the brown sugar.
- Place the pork in a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, then add the soda and liquid smoke. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours. When it is done, the pork will feel extremely tender when prodded.
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker, then shred the meat using 2 forks and pull off the bone. Mix the meat with any remaining cooking liquid from the slow cooker. Serve with sandwich buns and toppings of your choice.