CrockPot Pulled Pork

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So this was my first ever attempt at pulled pork and ever slow cooking anything.  Who needs a smoker when you have a crock pot?  This was absolutely amazing and I have eaten a lot of pulled pork, this with my Beasty BBQ Sauce and its delicious.  I almost ate 2 lbs of this pork by myself.  Hope you enjoy.

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5.0 from 9 reviews

CrockPot Pulled Pork
 
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Serves: 8

Ingredients
  • 4 lb bone in pork shoulder
  • 4 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp sea salt
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp ground white pepper
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 full batch of Beasty BBQ Sauce

Instructions
  1. Mix all of the above ingredients except the pork shoulder and the BBQ sauce in a small mixing bowl, mix it all well making your spice rub
  2. Massage the spice rub all over the meat in every crevice you can find
  3. Wrap tightly in a double wrap of plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, I did mine overnight. You can refrigerate this for up to 3 days
  4. Unwrap the roast and place it in your crock pot, add 1/4 cup of water and turn your crock pot on low and cook for 8-10 hours until the meat is fork-tender
  5. Transfer your roast to a cutting board and discard all the liquid in your crock pot
  6. Pull the meat apart by tearing the meat into thin shreds with two forks or your fingers
  7. Place all the shredded meat back in the crock pot and toss with Beasty BBQ Sauce and heat on low for 60 minutes until hot.
  8. Serve and enjoy

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Comments

  1. Kelly G. says:

    Is there another cut of pork you might recommend for this? I know fat is good and all on Paleo, but it’s a total texture thing for me and I’ve read pork shoulder is fatty. Thanks for any input.

  2. Paula Reed says:

    OK, I had never cooked a pork shoulder and it scared me, so I bought a smaller one and used this recipe (although didn’t make the beasty bbq sauce) – it is INCREDIBLE! I didn’t make the bbq sauce because my family kept smelling this cooking and as soon as I took it out of the crock pot and shredded it, it was GONE. :) Absolutely the best pork we’ve ever eaten…hands down. Thanks for ANOTHER great recipe. :) P.S. Bought your cookbook and will be using it all the time… :)

  3. Awesome! Have you tried using the liquid instead of beef stock for the sauce recipe?

  4. George, LOVED this recipe with the Beasty sauce. I served it with baked sweet potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts. We ended up eating the pork, sauce and sweet potato all in one bite. Even more amazing! My kids called this dinner “a winner”, their highest compliment. Thanks for all the great recipes, we are so glad we found your site.

  5. Garaidh Singleton says:

    Just made this tonight, it was excellent … even had some extra sauce left for pork chops in a few days. Thanks for this and the others on the site, going to pick up your eBook soon!

  6. Had this for dinner last night. AMAZING! I served it with roasted brussel sprouts and baked sweet potatoes. We all ended up mxing the pork, sauce and sweet potato together in one bite. A great combo, although the pork stands on its own for sure. My kids’ greatest compliment, “its a winner” was bantied about several times.

  7. Never made pulled pork before – just wondering what you do with the pork skin?

    does it just get chucked out after you pull the pork meat off?

  8. Ashley Clark says:

    Just made this tonight!! Made my house smell awesome and tasted amazing!! Thank you!

  9. Made your crock pot baby back ribs last week and they were delicious….so decided to try this recipe out. In the crock pot as I type this, but it is already making my house smell amazing! Thank you

  10. Tried this today. Used a 2.81 lb Boston Butt. Cooked for 6 hours (3 hours high, 3 hours low) and it turned out perfect. Yielded about 10 sandwiches. Thanks for the recipe.

  11. This has become a classic in my house! Thank you for sharing this recipe. Every time we having a sporting event “watch party” at our house, this is what everyone asks for. Super Bowl Sunday will be no exception. I just opened the meat to add the rub and realized the butcher gave me a boneless roast. I’m worried it won’t be as good as in times past (after all, I have a reputation to uphold!) ;) Also, can you recommend how should I adjust the cooking time? Thanks in advance!

  12. We are making this for the third time now…..it’s becoming a firm favourite, and has even turned our friends and family onto paleo food! Perfect to seriously satisfy a hungry mob of people! Thanks for such a great recipe.

  13. Kimberly Cabe says:

    Made this yesterday. Literally, the best pulled pork I’ve ever had in my life! Thank you!

  14. Totally going to make this for my coworkers on what they’ve dubbed “Sandi’s Crockpot Tuesday”. I make the whole office a Paleo meal in the crockpot every week. They’re going to love it!

  15. I love love love this Pulled Pork!!! I’ve made it 3 times now… My husband just gave me permission to make it once a week (I was doing it once a month!) Thank You George!!!

  16. One word: Amazing! We love this and can’t get enough!
    My husband had a great idea for some (because there are a lot) of the leftovers. A twice baked sweet potato. Cut the potato in half. Bake the sweet potato until the inside are soft about 25 minutes then scoop out the inside of the potatoes. mix it with some pulled pork then dip it back into the potato skin. bake another 5 minutes.

  17. Just prepped my first Pork Shoulder in a crockpot I bought, just to follow this recipe! I even made the BBQ sauce :) Looking forward to popping this badboy in tomorrow morning and pulling it off the bone later on!

  18. I forgot to add that I made the sauce 2 days ago so maybe that will make up for my oversight on the spices sitting on pork for awhile before cooking. Next time-and I’m sure there will be a next time-I’ll get it totally right :)

  19. Darn, I didn’t read the recipe through until just now and was planning this for tonight. It’s in the crockpot without letting it sit with the seasoning on it for 3 hours or longer. I hope it will still be okay (how could it not – it’s still going to sit with the spices for 8 hours in the slow cooker). What would suggest serving with it? Smells amazing already!

  20. This is delicious!!! Just the right amount of flavor & spice. I will spend today’s snow day snacking on this all day instead of snow day brownies!!! You rock, George!!!!

  21. This is delicious!!! Just the right amount of spice & flavor. I’ll spend this entire snow day today snacking on this instead of snow day brownies!!! You rock, George!!!! Thank you!

  22. Trying this tonight so I can bring lunch tomorrow…after all of these awesome reviews, I can’t wait!

  23. My mouth is watering by just looking at this picture. I am so hungry right now that I think I can consume it all by myself in one day. I need to try this tomorrow. Thanks for posting!

  24. This is SO GOOD! Thanks for sharing this AWESOME recipe!!! :)

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