Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
315 min
528 kcal / serving

This pulled pork recipe braises pork shoulder in a tangy barbeque sauce in the slow cooker until fall-apart tender. Delicious served in toasted buns.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoonvegetable oil
  • 1pork shoulder roast
  • 1 cupbarbeque sauce
  • ½ cupapple cider vinegar
  • ½ cupchicken broth
  • ¼ cuplight brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoonprepared yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoonworcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoonchili powder
  • 1extra large onion, chopped
  • 2 largecloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 ½ teaspoonsdried thyme
  • 8hamburger buns, split
  • 2 tablespoonsbutter, or as needed

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Pour vegetable oil into the bottom of a slow cooker. Place pork roast into the slow cooker; pour in barbeque sauce, vinegar, and chicken broth. Stir in brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion, garlic, and thyme. Cover and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or High for 5 to 6 hours until pork shreds easily with a fork.

  3. 3

    Remove pork from the slow cooker, and shred the meat using two forks. Return shredded pork to the slow cooker, and stir to combine with juices.

  4. 4

    Spread the inside of both halves of hamburger buns with butter. Toast buns, butter-side down, in a skillet over medium heat until golden brown. Spoon pulled pork into toasted buns.

  5. 5

    Serve and enjoy!