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Crock Pot Pulled Pork
This 5-ingredient pulled pork recipe is a cinch to make when you whip it up in the slow cooker. Add some BBQ sauce and your dinner is done!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3-4 pound boneless pork shoulder, trimmed (also known as Boston butt)
- 1 1/2 cups Homemade BBQ Sauce (or your favorite all-natural store-bought BBQ sauce)
- 8 whole wheat hamburger buns (toasted on the insides under the broiler)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Pat the pork shoulder dry with paper towels and rub it with the seasoning mix to coat all sides. (Freezing instructions begin here.)
- Place the seasoned pork in the slow cooker and top with 1 cup of the BBQ sauce.
- Cover and cook on Low for 7 to 9 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat easily shreds.
- Transfer the pork to a cutting board and shred the meat. Return the meat to the slow cooker and stir it into the sauce.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the meat to the toasted buns and top with the remaining BBQ sauce as desired. Serve.
Freezer Instructions
Freeze For Later: Follow steps 1 and 2. Place the seasoned pork and 1 cup of the BBQ sauce in a gallon-size freezer bag or container. Seal and freeze. Place the remaining 1/2 cup BBQ sauce in a small freezer bag or container and the buns in a separate freezer bag. Seal and freeze them alongside the pork.
Prepare From Frozen: Thaw. Place the pork in the slow cooker. Follow steps 4 through 6.
Notes/Tips
- Bone-in pork shoulder will work fine, too.
- Oftentimes, people take the pork out too early because it appears to be tough and dry. However, the pork needs lots of time to break down the fibers holding the meat together. When cooked correctly, pork in the slow cooker should be tender and juicy.
- Storage Tip: A great way to store this freezer meal or leftovers is in our favorite reusable freezer bags.
- Where We Get Our Pork: We get our meat from ButcherBox. We highly recommend this service to source healthy meat--like pork, uncured bacon, organic chicken, wild salmon, and grass-fed beef--and have used it for years ourselves.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 sandwich | Calories: 429 kcal (21%) | Carbohydrates: 42 g (14%) | Protein: 43 g (86%) | Fat: 9 g (14%) | Cholesterol: 102 mg (34%) | Sodium: 1141 mg (50%) | Fiber: 2 g (8%) | Sugar: 21 g (23%)
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