Crock-Pot Pulled Pork Recipe
This easy slow cooker recipe is one that everyone needs to have in their repertoire. With just 5 ingredients you can easily get the ingredients in your slow cooker in a few minutes and let the pork butt roast cook all day long. The secret ingredient is pineapple juice which tenderizes the pork while it cooks!
Ingredients
- 4 poundspork butt roast (can also use pork shoulder roast)
- 2 cupspineapple juice
- 2 cupsbottled barbecue sauce (your favorite brand, divided)
- 1 mediumyellow onion (minced)
- 2 clovesgarlic (minced)
Directions
- 1
Trim any excess fat from the pork butt (or shoulder) roast and place in the bottom of a 6 quart or larger slow cooker.
- 2
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the pineapple juice, 1 cup of the barbecue sauce, minced onion and garlic.
- 3
Pour sauce mixture evenly over the top of the pork roast.
- 4
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
- 5
Remove roast from slow cooker and place in a large bowl or baking dish and shred the meat with two forks, removing and discarding any large fatty bits if necessary.
- 6
Drain off the cooking liquid in the slow cooker and discard.
- 7
Add shredded pork back into the slow cooker and add the remaining 1 cup of barbecue sauce. Toss to coat the pulled pork into the sauce.
- 8
Recover slow cooker and allow to cook on LOW for 30 minutes to allow the pork to heat back up in the sauce.
- 9
Serve pulled pork on your favorite buns or rolls or use in other dishes as needed.