Best Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe | How to Make pulled pork | 4th of July BBQ Must-Have #cooking

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork butt is often more affordable.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier with less sugar, while ketchup is budget-friendly.

Pat the pork shoulder dry all over.

Spread mustard all over the pork as a binder.

Sprinkle barbecue seasoning over the pork and pat it in.

Cut the onion into quarters and add it to the slow cooker for flavor.

Roughly dice the garlic and add it to the slow cooker.

Add apple cider vinegar around the pork in the slow cooker.

Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 5 to 6 hours.

Check if the meat is tender and easily shred apart.

Carefully remove the pork from the slow cooker.

Optionally remove the onions from the slow cooker.

Remove some liquid from the slow cooker before adding barbecue sauce to avoid a watery mixture.

Shred the pork to your liking, removing any fat pieces.

Add the shredded pork back into the slow cooker with your favorite barbecue sauce and mix well.

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