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Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy (optional) Pineapple Salsa Pork - crazy good EASY, flavorful filling for burritos, tacos, burrito bowls, salads, etc. I love making this for company because its SO good and SO easy!
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Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Salsa

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lbs pork butt or shoulder trimmed of fat

Marinade (optional but recommended)

Slow Cooker

  • 1/2 - 1 cup mild salsa (medium for more kick)
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed *
  • 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks in juice, drained
  • 1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed & drained
  • 1 4 oz. can mild diced green chilies
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tsp EACH chili pwdr, onion pwder, smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
  • 1-2 tablespoons Franks Buffalo Hot WINGS Sauce NOT their original hot sauce**

Garnishes (your favorites)

  • Garnishes (your favorites)
  • tortillas
  • Tortilla chips
  • sour cream
  • cheese
  • Tomatoes
  • Avocados
  • lettuce
  • limes
  • fresh pineaple
  • cilantro

Instructions

  • Add pork to large freezer bag along with marinade ingredients. Marinate 12-24 hours.
  • Drain marinade and add pork to lightly greased slow cooker along with all remaining Slow Cooker ingredients. I recommend starting with 1 tablespoon hot sauce and adding more to taste at the end of cooking.
  • Cook on HIGH for 4-6 hours or on LOW for 8-10 hours or until tender enough to shred.
  • Shred pork then continue to cook on LOW for 30 minutes (time permitting), to soak in the juices.
  • Taste and add additional hot sauce/salt to taste (I add more of both).
  • Serve Pineapple Salsa Pork over rice or in tortillas, on salad, etc. with desired garnishes.

Notes

*If you don’t like very much heat, then use 3/4 cup brown sugar. If you like more heat, then use 1 cup brown sugar which you will balance with the additional hot sauce.
**You can use your favorite hot sauce but I strongly prefer the taste of Frank’s Hot WINGS sauce in this recipe. Frank’s Hot WINGS Sauce is much creamier and spicier than other hot sauces so it requires much less hot sauce - less hot sauce helps the pork not to have excess liquid.