Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
This slow cooker pulled pork recipe is restaurant worthy. Slow cooked overnight in root beer and a smoky rub, it's tender and juicy and always a fan favorite. Pile it high on top a fresh kaiser bun and serve with a side of southern bakes bean and a creamy coleslaw.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 hours hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
- 1 pork shoulder bone-in (2.5 -3kg)
- 1 white onion diced
- 2 cups root beer soda
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 bottle Sweet Baby Rays, Hickory & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce
The Rub
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Plug in your slow cooker and set your temp to low for for 6-8 hours
In a small mixing bowl, mix the brown sugar, salt, pepper, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder until well combined.
Generously rub the mixture all over the pork and massage into the meat. Get all the sides too!
Heat a large cast iron skillet or regular frying pan to high heat. Once hot add two tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Add the pork and chopped white onion to the pan and sear each side for about 1-2 minutes while stirring the onions.
Transfer everything from your pan into the slow cooker
Add two cups of root beer soda and cover
After your pork has cooked overnight or 4-6 hours on high, 8 hours on low) transfer it to a large cutting board.
Remove and discard all the juices from the crock pot reserving about ½ cup
Shred your pork and place it back in the slow cooker adding your ½ of reserved liquid
Add in your bottle of sweet baby rays sauce and keep on warm until ready to serve
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