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Easiest Pulled Pork in the Crockpot/Slow Cooker

Easiest Pulled Pork in the Crockpot – a cinch to throw together and paleo friendly!

Pulled Pork in the Crockpot-Slow Cooker | Buttered Side Up

I didn’t invest in a crockpot until I got pregnant. Everyone raved about how easy it is to cook delicious meat in one, but it seemed like a superfluous appliance to me. But the list that my midwife gave me for my birthing kit suggested that I have a crockpot on hand. So I purchased a generic one at Walmart. I didn’t actually use it during labor, but it’s been very useful since then!

My mom was the one who got me into pulled pork. She made it for after-church-dinner a few times, and Reuben got hooked. When she sent me the recipe, I was shocked by how easy it was. Her pork was always so tasty – how could so few ingredients produce so much flavor? But they do.

Here’s the super easy steps to get delicious pulled pork:

 

Pulled Pork in the Crockpot-Slow Cooker | Buttered Side Up

Slice up an onion and place it in the bottom of your crockpot. I didn’t have quite a full onion, but that’s okay.

 

Pulled Pork in the Crockpot-Slow Cooker | Buttered Side Up

Put a pork shoulder (AKA butt) roast on top of the onion and season well with salt and freshly ground pepper.

 

Pulled Pork in the Crockpot-Slow Cooker | Buttered Side Up

Pour in about 1 -1 1/2 cups of broth (you could also use water or another liquid, but it probably won’t be as flavorful).

Cook on low for about 8 hours or overnight. If you want your pork ready at 6:00 PM, start it at 10:00. Once the pork finishes cooking, pull it apart with two forks.

Serve with lots of BBQ sauce. This goes really well with crispy baked potatoes (I’ll share the recipe someday!) or homemade buns. Mmhmm.

 

Pulled Pork in the Crockpot-Slow Cooker | Buttered Side Up
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Easiest Pulled Pork in the Crockpot/Slow Cooker

A super easy and flavorful way to cook pulled pork! Serve with BBQ sauce.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword gluten free, Paleo, Pork
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6
Author Erica Kastner

Ingredients

  • 1 onion sliced,
  • 1 pork shoulder/butt roast
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 - 1.5 cups broth

Instructions

  1. Place the onion in the bottom of a slow cooker. Put the roast on top and season well with salt and pepper. Pour in the broth.
  2. Cook on low for 8 hours. Pull the pork apart with two forks.

Recipe Notes

recipe from my mom.

Recipe Rating




Erica Lea

Tuesday 12th of July 2016

Oh, and it's usually boneless, but I'm sure you could use bone-in as well. It would probably have better flavor and be more tender.

Erica Lea

Tuesday 12th of July 2016

I'm not sure...I usually just use whatever is at our natural food grocery store. Probably between 3 and 5 pounds?

Anonymous

Monday 11th of July 2016

Erica, how big of a roast do you use and do you use boneless or with the bone

Erica Lea

Monday 10th of August 2015

So glad you enjoyed it, Kristin!

Kristin

Monday 10th of August 2015

I've used your recipe for both the pulled pork and a chuck roast - so yummy!