Slow-cooked Texas-style pulled pork

Name: Slow-cooked Texas-style pulled pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: vegetable oil 1 tsp; pork shoulder roast 1 lb; barbeque sauce 1 cup; apple cider vinegar 0.5 cup; chicken broth 0.5 cup; light brown sugar 0.3 cup; prepared yellow mustard 1 l; Worcestershire sauce 1 l; chili powder 1 l; onion, chopped 1 l; garlic, crushed 2 l; dried thyme 1 tsp; hamburger buns, split 8 pc; butter, or as needed 2 l

528kcal

23gram

32gram

46gram

15mpreparing time

5mcooking time

0madditional time

20mtotal time

This pulled pork recipe is tender, juicy, and flavorful, and it's easy to make in a slow cooker. The recipe calls for a pork shoulder roast, which is inexpensive, easy to work with, and has plenty of marbling for tender pulled pork. The pork is seasoned with a variety of ingredients like oil, barbecue sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, broth, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic, and dried thyme. Once the pork is cooked, it's shredded and combined with the cooking juices. The pulled pork can be served on buttered buns for sandwiches, and it pairs well with various barbecue side dishes. Leftover pulled pork can be used in a variety of recipes, and it can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer for later use.

vegetable oil

1 tsp

pork shoulder roast

1 lb

barbeque sauce

1 cup

apple cider vinegar

0.5 cup

chicken broth

0.5 cup

light brown sugar

0.3 cup

prepared yellow mustard

1 l

Worcestershire sauce

1 l

chili powder

1 l

onion, chopped

1 l

garlic, crushed

2 l

dried thyme

1 tsp

hamburger buns, split

8 pc

butter, or as needed

2 l

Steps

1.Step 1

Place a pork roast in a slow cooker. Pour in vegetable oil, barbecue sauce, vinegar, and chicken broth. Add brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion, garlic, and thyme. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or high for 5 to 6 hours until the pork is easily shredded with a fork.

2.Step 2

Take the pork out of the slow cooker and use two forks to pull it apart into shreds. Put the shredded pork back into the slow cooker and mix it with the juices.

3.Step 3

Coat the inner surfaces of both halves of the hamburger buns with butter. Toast the buns, with the butter-coated side facing down, in a skillet over medium heat until they turn golden brown. Scoop the pulled pork into the toasted buns.