Pulled BBQ Pork Cooked In A Slow Cooker | Homemade BBQ Sauce

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.

Start by washing hands after handling the pork roast.

Spray the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.

Season the Boston pork roast with salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, chili powder, and garlic powder.

Place the seasoned roast into the slow cooker.

Mix together 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 1/2 cup ketchup in a bowl.

Add a couple squirts of mustard to the mixture and stir it up.

Pour the sauce mixture around the sides of the roast in the slow cooker.

Set the slow cooker to low and let it cook for about 12 hours, until the pork is tender.

After cooking for about 11 hours, remove the roast from the slow cooker and let it cool slightly before pulling it apart.

Separate the meat from the bone and any excess fat, pulling the pork apart into shreds.

Weigh the pulled pork, which should be about 3.5 pounds after cooking.

Prepare additional barbecue sauce by mixing 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoons mustard, a splash of Worcestershire sauce, and a little hot pepper sauce in a pot.

Heat the barbecue sauce on the stove until it comes to a boil, then let it cool before storing it in a jar.

Mix some of the barbecue sauce into the pulled pork to flavor it before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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