BBQ Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker) that’s wonderfully tender, sweet and smokey and couldn’t be any easier!
This Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork is perfect for large gatherings, busy weekdays or whenever you are craving the “Best” BBQ pulled pork! This BBQ Pulled Pork is made super easy in the crock pot so you can prep it and forget it and makes fabulous BBQ Pork Sandwiches!
If you are wondering why this post is lacking in my customary plethora of photos (sorry its my weakness, I can’t just post a couple photos – I just love food and photography too much – sorry if you hate it, thank you if you love it!), I am minutes away from walking out the door to our week long Mexican cruise and will just be getting back by the time you get this post (thank you auto scheduler). But I had to post this Best BBQ Pulled Pork recipe before I leave so you can sink your teeth into the sweet BBQ tender pork sooner rather than later. It’s that good.
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Patrick ‘s 50 minute work commutes has its perks (he is such a champ, never complains). He works within 10 minutes of his parent’s home which means special days like when he brought home the best BBQ pork I had ever devoured – made by his mom, spruced up by his dad. Patrick was telling me how “perfect” the pork was on his drive home and even though Patrick never exaggerates when it comes to food – he is my very honest food critic – I still couldn’t imagine just how good it was until I ate it for myself. No bun, no sandwich, no distractions, just straight up pork, because it was straight up ah-mazing. After I had devoured every last bite of BBQ pork, I knew I had to make it again – soon. Very soon. (and that’s when I made these adorable Easy, Cheesy, BBQ Pork Sliders with Bacon Broccoli Slaw )
I based my BBQ pork after my mother-in-laws version of slow cooking the pork in Cherry Coke with a splash of orange zest and liquid smoke. I added seasonings including ground ginger, smoked paprika and red pepper flakes and finished it off with green chilies. Once the pork is fall apart tender, you smother it with your favorite barbecue sauce for multi-dimensional flavorful pork that is so easy you can satisfy your cravings any day of the week. Or every day of the week.
I suggest you start tomorrow.
If you love slow cooker barbecue recipes, then be sure to check out my Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs and Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken with the best homemade barbecue sauce.
| Prep Time | 2 minutes |
| Cook Time | 480 minutes |
| Servings |
- 2 pounds pork shoulder/butt trimmed of excess fat
- 2 4 oz. cans mild diced green chilies
- 1 12 oz. can Cherry Coke (1 1/2 cups)
- 1/3–1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tsp EACH onion powder, salt
- 1/2 tsp EACH pepper, smoked paprika, ground ginger, red pepper flakes
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce, more or less to taste
Ingredients
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- Lightly spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray and add pork.
- In a medium bowl, whisk all of the remaining ingredients together except the barbecue sauce and pour over pork.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours or until the pork is very tender then remove pork to a cutting board and shred. Drain slow cooker of any liquid if there is any.
- Return pork to slow cooker and stir in barbecue sauce until evenly coated, adding more or less as desired.
- Taste and add hot sauce/salt/pepper/brown sugar to taste.
- Amazing on sandwiches!
*If you are using a sweeter barbecue sauce, you might want to start with 1/3 cup brown sugar and add more to taste at the end of cooking.
Carlsbad Cravings original inspired by my mother-in-law, Marcia
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Stephanie says
Hi Jen! I was just curious what is the purpose of the cherry coke? I don’t typically cook with things like that so I’m wondering what my pork would be lacking if I skipped it or if I should just suck it up and add it?
Jen says
Hi Stephanie! It not only adds flavor (contain flavoring approximates that were once derived from dark spices like: cinnamon, clove, allspice, cardamom, pipal, nutmeg, citrus zest, etc) and caramelized sugar but also contains a lot of acid which provides flavor balance and most importantly tenderizes the meat.