How to Make Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork / Easy Pulled Pork Recipe

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.

Make a dry rub with 1/4 cup paprika, 2 tablespoons smoked paprika, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 2 1/2 tablespoons black pepper, 1/4 cup garlic powder, 1/8 cup onion powder, 3 tablespoons chili powder, and 1 tablespoon cumin.

Rub mustard all over the pork butt.

Apply the dry rub to the pork butt and let it rest uncovered in the fridge overnight.

Broil the pork butt for a minute to caramelize the sugars (optional).

In the slow cooker, combine 1 cup barbecue sauce, 2/3 cup chicken stock, and 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, and whisk together.

Place the pork butt in the slow cooker and cook on low for about 6-7 hours until tender.

Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred it using forks.

Strain the liquid from the slow cooker, reserving about a cup, and mix it back into the shredded pork.

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