Pulled Pork - Super Simple in the Crock Pot
Easy, tender pulled pork with a rub and a minimum of steps.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions sliced
- 4 medium cloves garlic sliced
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 TBSP packed dark brown sugar
- 1 TBSP chili powder
- 1 TBSP kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 4.5-5 pound bone-in pork shoulder
- 2 cups prepared barbque sauce optional
Instructions
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Place onions and garlic in even layer in crockpot
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Pour in stock
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Combine dry ingredients in small bowl and mix well
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Rub spice mixture all over pork
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Place pork on top of onions and garlic
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At this point you can cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight
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Cover and cook until pork is fork tender 6-8 hours on high or 8-10 on low.
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Remove pork to cutting board
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Strain the onion mixture and return solids to cooker
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Set the strained liquid aside
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Remove bone and any large pieces of fat from the pork
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Shred the meat into bit sized pieces
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(If using Bar B Q sauce return meat to cooker and add sauce to meat & combine)
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If not using Bar B Q sauce, skim fat from cooking liquid and add about 1/4 cup cooking liquid to moisten meat.
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Taste and season with salt as needed
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Enjoy the juiciest pork ever.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Chowhound
