Impossibly Easy Sweet Pulled Pork Recipes

SWEET AND SAVORY SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Place the pork shoulder roast into a large plastic bag, pour 1 cup of root beer over the meat, and squeeze out all the air from the bag. Seal the bag closed, and refrigerate 6 hours to overnight.
• The next day, mix together the light brown sugar, kosher salt, black pepper, paprika, dry mustard, onion powder, garlic salt, celery salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl.
• Remove the meat from the marinade, and shake off the excess. Rub the meat all over with the spice mixture, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• Mix together the balsamic vinegar, 1 1/2 cups of root beer, whiskey, and brown sugar in a bowl, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and sear the meat on all sides until the meat develops a brown crust, about 3 minutes per side. Place the seared meat into a slow cooker. Pour the balsamic vinegar-root beer mixture over the meat, set the slow cooker to High, and cook for 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove the roast from the slow cooker, and shred with 2 forks. Discard the bones and all but 1 cup of the liquid in the slow cooker. Return the shredded meat to the cooker, mix in the barbecue sauce, and let sit on Low until ready to serve. Serve piled on buns.

SWEET PULLED PORK BARBACOA

Steps:

• Place pork shoulder fat-side-up in a slow cooker. Cover with soda, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Cover and cook on Low until pork is tender and can be easily pulled apart with a fork, 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove any bones and solid hunks of fat from pork and discard. Shred with 2 forks; stir pork into its juices. Add brown sugar, green chiles, salsa verde, and habanero pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Stir well to combine.
• Cover and cook on Low until flavors are absorbed, about 1 hour.

SWEET AND TANGY PULLED PORK IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, chili powder, and pepper until blended; cook until garlic has softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add steak sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Stir and bring to a light boil.
• Put pork tenderloin into a slow cooker and pour the sauce on top. Cook until the pork falls apart when touched with a fork, 5 to 6 hours on High or 10 to 12 hours on Low.
• Place pork on a plate and shred it using 2 forks. Put the pork back in the sauce until ready to serve.

EASY, TWO-INGREDIENT PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Place pork in a slow cooker and add enough water to cover the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 7 hours. Transfer pork to a bowl and shred with 2 forks. Return pork to slow cooker and stir in barbeque sauce. Continue to cook on Low for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Spoon a generous amount of pork into each roll.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY SWEET PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat--we prefer to use Cast-Iron for searing, so if you have one, use it.
• Rub the Salt and Pepper all over the roast.
• Sear the Roast in the skillet for 1-2 min per side.
• Toss the seared Roast in your crock-pot.
• sprinkle the Brown Sugar over the roast and then dump the salsa over the top of that.
• Cook on Low for 10-12 hours. You will know when the roast is done, because it will shred easily with a couple of forks.
• Shred the pork right there in your crockpot and mix it all up with the drippings and other liquids.
• Serve as a filling for tacos/burritos or on top of salads.

SWEET & SPICY PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place onions in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Mix brown sugar, paprika, salt and pepper; rub over roast. Place over onions., In a small bowl, mix broth, vinegar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chili sauce, molasses, garlic and mustard; pour over roast. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender., Remove roast; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking juices. In a small bowl, toss coleslaw mix with lime juice. Shred pork with two forks. Return pork to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on rolls with coleslaw.

SWEET PORK

Steps:

• Place ingredients in a greased slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat for 8-10 hours.
• Shred pork with a fork. Keep lid off after shredding for about 15 minutes so juice will thicken.
• Use meat in burritos, tacos, or salads.
• If freezing, keep juice and freeze with meat.