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Slow Cooker Island Pulled Pork

This slow cooked pork, fork-tender and saturated with flavor, is one of my favorite dishes of all time.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 524 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 T. onion powder
  • 1 T. garlic powder
  • 2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
  • 1.5 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1.5 tsp. ground allspice
  • 1.5 tsp. thyme
  • 1.5 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1.5 tsp. coarse salt
  • 1 tsp. sweet or hot paprika
  • ½ tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. sugar
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1 3- pound boneless pork butt
  • 1 c. apple cider or apple juice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • hamburger buns sliced open
  • your favorite BBQ sauce
  • chopped fresh cilantro optional

Instructions

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  1. In a small bowl combine onion powder, garlic powder, cloves, ginger, allspice, thyme, dry mustard, salt, paprika, cumin, sugar, black pepper, and cayenne. Use fingers to rub spices together to ensure that ginger is dispersed throughout. Rub spice mixture all over pork.
  2. Place pork in the slow cooker, fat side up. Pour apple cider over pork and add bay leaf. Cook on low for 8 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker. Use two forks to shred meat. Skim fat off liquid in slow cooker. Drizzle a few tablespoons of the remaining liquid over the meat and mix to combine.
  3. Serve on a bun as-is (a buttered and grilled bun is awesome!) or slathered with your favorite BBQ sauce. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro if desired.

Notes

  • Recipe comes from Jill Holland, Sous Chef of Catering for Good and Chef Instructor of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Printed with permission.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 524kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 15g (5%) Protein 41g (82%) Fat 33g (51%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 17g Cholesterol 146mg (49%) Sodium 628mg (26%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 524

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 524kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Protein 41g 82%
Fat 33g 51%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 17g 100%
Cholesterol 146mg 49%
Sodium 628mg 26%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.