Slow Cooker Pulled Pork is our favorite way to make shredded pork because the meat is so juicy and tender. The sweet and smoky barbecue flavor makes it perfect for pulled pork sandwiches.
This is an easy, crowd-pleasing crockpot recipe everyone will love. Watch the video tutorial and it will make your mouth water! P.S. You can even freeze leftover pork for another busy weeknight.
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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe:
My sister Svetlana is a natural cook; someone who throws lots of ingredients together and it turns out amazing. This is her recipe and as the story goes, she had planned to make a pot roast and purchased the wrong kind of meat! This crockpot bbq pork turned out to be the best kind of mistake and is now a family and reader favorite.
This pork is easy to prepare; just toss everything into the slow cooker and it does all of the work. You can use all of that free time for making some delicious sides to go along with your meal. We love serving this with our favorite coleslaw (pictured above). This would also be delicious with a side of our smashed potatoes or crispy baked potato wedges.
Ingredients for Pulled Pork:
Here are the things you will need to make pulled pork in a slow cooker: a large onion, 6-7 lbs of boneless Pork Shoulder Chuck Roast, and a simple homemade pork rub with salt, black pepper, and paprika.
For the marinade, you’ll need chicken broth, BBQ Sauce (use homemade Barbecue Sauce or Stubb’s Sticky Sweet storebought), liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, fresh garlic, and brown sugar. The liquid smoke is optional but does add great smoked pulled pork flavor.
How to Make Pulled Pork:
Shredded Pork in the crockpot doesn’t get any easier. There is no pre-cooking or searing required. Watch the video tutorial below.
1. Add diced onion to the bottom of the slow cooker.
2. To make the Pulled Pork Rub, combine 1 Tbsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 1 tsp paprika. Sprinkle seasonings over the meat and massage to rub the seasoning into the meat. Place meat in the slow cooker.
3. For the marinade, combine: 1 cup chicken broth, 1 cup BBQ sauce, 1 Tbsp liquid smoke, 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 Tbsp brown sugar and 3 pressed garlic cloves then stir to combine. Pour the marinade over the pork.
4. Cover and set the crockpot on low for 8 hours. Remove the meat to a large bowl and remove any fat. Shred with two forks. Pour some of the remaining sauce in the slow cooker over the pork, adding it to taste. Brush the shredded pork with more BBQ Sauce.
How to Serve Pulled Pork:
The great thing about crockpot cooking is it’s easy to take along and serve other places outside your home while still keeping things hot and fresh. Here are a few ideas of other ways to use this great crockpot recipe. Pulled pork leftovers are the best kind of leftovers!
- BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches on a soft potato bun is our favorite way to serve shredded pork.
- Pulled Pork Tacos are a fun twist to Taco Tuesday!
- Shredded Pork Nachos served with tortilla chips, cheese, and all the fixings are great for parties.
- Pork Wraps are delicious with some corn and black beans.
- Pork Salad is a smart and lighter meal option, adding pork for protein.
- Pulled Pork Sliders are so good in homemade dinner rolls.
More Easy Slow Cooker Recipes:
For those busy days, try some of our other crock-pot meals:
- BBQ Chicken – Great with coconut coleslaw.
- Bolognese Sauce – Prepped in the morning, ready when you come home.
- Crockpot Lasagna – Just as good as the classic recipe, but easier.
- Slow Cooker Chicken Chili – A tasty twist on a traditional favorite.
- Shredded Chicken Tacos – A quick, fun dinner party idea.
Watch How to Make Pulled Pork:
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Pulled Pork Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 6 lbs boneless Pork Shoulder Chuck Roast, (or 2 smaller roasts totalling 6-7 lbs)
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup your favorite BBQ Sauce
- 1 Tbsp liquid smoke, optional but nice
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 large garlic cloves, pressed
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Chop 1 large onion and place it into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Combine 1 Tbsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 1 tsp paprika and generously sprinkle the pork roast. Massage the roast to rub the seasoning into the meat. Place meat over the onions.
- For the marinade, combine: 1 cup chicken broth, 1 cup BBQ sauce, 1 Tbsp liquid smoke, 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, and 3 pressed garlic cloves. Stir to combine. Pour the marinade over the pork.
- Cover and set on low for 8 hours. Remove the meat to a large bowl and remove any fat. Shred with forks. Pour any drippings from the crockpot over the meat to taste then brush meat with warm barbecue sauce to serve.
Nutrition Per Serving
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Natasha Kravchuk
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Made this for a bunch of hungry football fans and not a shred was left! I did leave out the liquid smoke because I didn’t have any but otherwise, it was great! Thank your sister for us!
Joyce, thank you for such a great review and I will pass on “thank you” to my sister :).
Can I use pork tenderloin instead of chuck roast?
Yes that should be fine 🙂
I love this pulled pork and the fact that it makes a lot of servings. I got this in my slow cooker as I speak! Can’t wait to have some!! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!!
You are welcome Vika, let me know how it turns out :).
making it for tomorrow 🙂 thank you Natasha for sharing your recipes
I hope you love it! 🙂
Can I use sirloin for this recipe?
Or is it the same thing? Lol
Pork sirloin? It might be a little dry for this, but it may still work. I’d probably cut the meat in half if using a sirloin to make sure it cooks through well.
Im just wondering if the roast can be frozen. I left it in the freezer accidently last night and I was planning to make this today. Thanks in advanced!
Just thaw it before making the recipe. The quickest way to thaw is to put it in very cold water (you might change out the water a couple times)
Are you able to cook on high? If so, how long would it take?
I’d put it on high for 4 hours then turn to low for 2 more hours or until it pulls apart easily to be sure it’s done.
question about the slow cooker you used, i already have the kind that you have listed in the shop category but it would probably be too big for this, cuz the sauce wont be close enough to cover half of it. It looks like your using one thats smaller and taller. Do you have any recomendations for a smaller & taller slow cooker?
The larger one will be fine, you just position the meat differently to have the liquid cover most of it and rotate/turn the meat once or twice while cooking. Even mine didn’t cover the top completely and that’s ok. You can cut the meat in half or into thirds if you want. No biggie 🙂
Is it ok to leave out the liquid smoke? (don’t have any at the moment). Or can I substitute it with something else?
It’s ok to leave it out. It just adds some nice smokey flavor and aroma. It will be great without it too.
Very yummy, we enjoyed it. The whole house smelled like BBQ the whole day:)
I cut the roast in half before placing it in the crock pot. Thank you for the recipe.
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
the best pulled pork ive ever tried. or made , delicious . tell your sister thank you for sharing the recipe with us
I will let her know :). I’m glad that you enjoyed it.
My husband loved it! I used beef instead of pork and it still came out great. Thank you, Natasha!
I’m glad that you enjoyed it. I should make pulled beef my self 🙂
My first attempt at pulled pork was a huge cooking disaster. After 8 hours in the slow cooker the meat was still very tough. I put it in the oven in hopes to soften it, fell asleep… so the meat ended up with thick layer of charcoal underneath. This time around I tried your recipe minus the garlic, huge success (as always:) the meat just fell off the bone. Thank you for making me a better cook.
I was reading your comment holding my breath thinking you were writing about my recipe :-O Fewww! 🙂 I’m so glad you loved it! I’ll let my sister know. Thanks for sharing your pulled pork story 😉
hi. does it matter which meat i use? im using beef… anything different in the recipe? or cook time?
I’ve never tried it with beef so I can’t really say if there is a difference in the cooking time. I assuem it would take a little longer, but it also depends on what cut of beef your are using. Sorry, I know that’s probably not very helpful.
Do you by any chance have prime rib recipe?
My mom makes a yummy prime rib, but I haven’t documented it. I’ll ask her when she plans to make it again.
I like to cook and am always on the lookout for something new to try. Thanks for your blog; I enjoy reading it very much! Also, thanks for the easy-to-follow directions and plenty of colorful pictures!
Wow looks good! Can you by any chance post spartak cake i wanna make it for jeremy my hubby for christmas his family is american:) Thanks
I’ll be documenting and photographing the making of my Mom’s incredible spartak cake this week (I don’t mean to tease), but I don’t think I can get it on the blog before Christmas… sorry :(. We are making the layers tomorrow and will be frosting them on Saturday for Christmas. Isn’t that awesome; you can make that cake days in advance! Anyway, I know it doesn’t help much for Christmas, but stay tuned – It will be a great cake for New Years! Have you tried the Kiev cake (it’s a little time-consuming, but it’s also my personal favorite).
Do you by any chance have a recipe for sweet sausage? (Sladkaya kalbasa) lol
No but I’ll see if I can track one down for you. I put it on my list 🙂
say7.info has one, we all love it
Looks so yummy!
Is a slow cooker a must in this recipe?
I haven’t tried any other way. A dutch oven might work just as well but I’m not sure how long or at what temp to advise since I haven’t tried it (and you’d want to cut the pork into quarters).
got it, thank you!