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Slow Cooker Pulled Apart Pork

Makes about 10-12 pull apart, shredded pork cups
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword pork, slow cooker,
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
You may cook on low to up to 10 hours
Total Time 7 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6
Author Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Onion chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 cup Chicken Low Sodium Stock or Broth
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried Parsley
  • 1/2 tablespoon Chili powder or flakes
  • 1/2 tablespoon Salt more if needed later
  • 1/4 tablespoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 4 to 6 pounds boneless pork shoulder or butt 5 to 7 pounds bone-in
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil

Optional

  • 2 cups Barbecue Sauce your favorite sauce

Instructions

  1. Trim off any large pieces of fat from the outside, but leave small pieces and the interior fat. If using boneless pork, cut the pork into several large fist-sized pieces. If using bone-in, leave the pork as is, on the bone. You will take the bone out later when it's cooked.
  2. Place chopped onion, garlic and celery in an even layer in the slow cooker and pour in the stock or broth. Combine the sugar, chili powder, salt, ground pepper and parsley in a small bowl. Pat the pork dry with paper towels, then rubs the spice mixture all over the pork and place the meat on top of the onions, garlic, and celery. Cover and cook until the pork is fork-tender, about 7 hours on high or about 9-10 hours on low.

  3. Turn off the slow cooker and remove the pork to a large cutting board. Set a fine colander/strainer over a medium bowl (not plastic). Carefully pour the liquid mixture from the slow cooker through the strainer and return the solids to the slow cooker. Use a spoon to skim and discard the fat from the surface of the strained cooking liquid. Set the strained liquid aside.

  4. If the pork has a bone, remove and discard it. Using 2 forks, shred the meat into bite-sized pieces, discarding any large pieces of fat. Most of them do have fat, so remove it.
  5. Return the shredded meat to the slow cooker, add the barbecue sauce, and a bit of hot sauce if you desire, mix to combine.
  6. If you’re not using BBQ sauce, then add 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid at a time in the slow cooker until the pork is just moistened. Taste and season with salt as needed.

Recipe Notes

You may use buns to serve shredded pork or just serve on the plate. You may use a tablespoon of liquid smoke.

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