Ahhh bbq pulled pork, let me count the ways I love thee…
1. in a brioche bun, smothered in monterey jack cheese with crunchy gherkins
2. tucked into soft tortillas, with jalapenos + homemade guacamole
3. on pizza, with onions + sweet peppers
4. in pulled pork mac n cheese (you better believe this is happening soon!)
Ahem. My slow cooker’s been getting a little neglected lately. For somebody who spends approximately 70% of her free time in the kitchen, mine is pitifully small. This means that a lot of my kitchen gadgets (which, FYI, include a meat mincer – don’t ask – and an ice-cream machine) end up hidden away on top of the fridge.
Let’s be realistic though – the slow cooker is going to come in handy far more often than the ice-cream machine. I’d forgotten just how beautiful it is to shove a load of ingredients in it and then return home to a freshly cooked dinner with zero effort. Even better when said dinner is pulled pork!
This slow cooker bbq pulled pork recipe is one of my all time favourites. It requires minimal skill, time and effort yet produces something incredible. However you decide to eat yours, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!
What’s your favourite way to serve bbq pulled pork – inspire me!
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 5 garlic cloves
- 500ml chicken stock
- 1 boneless pork shoulder (approx 1.5kg)
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 250ml bbq sauce
- Homemade Brioche Buns
- Monterey jack cheese
Instructions
- Slice the onions and garlic and place in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Mix the spices, sugar and salt together then rub onto the pork shoulder. Place into the slow cooker and pour in the stock.
- Cook on medium for 8-10 hours.
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker and discard any fat. Use two forks to gently pull apart the meat. Stir in the bbq sauce and serve.
Sounds great, nice combination of spices.
Definitely pulled pork on a roll! The mac n cheese sounds good though and I saw someone with it on twitter. Somewhere in edinburgh was doing it I think.
Ooh really? Gonna have to try and hunt this place down!
Oh my gosh those brioche rolls just get better and better!
Madeleine, The Daily Mark
Thanks Madeleine!
Pulled pork cant beat it, it is ultimate. This looks sooooo damn good. I feel your small kitchen woes its Edinburgh kitchens in general really, I can barely turn round in mine so like you all gadgets are stored away and often forgotten.
Yeah I’m always dreaming of a bigger kitchen – going to try to make better used of my slow cooker though!
Hmm pulled pork is defiantly a recent addiction of mine <3 Gisforgingers xx
So good isn’t it!? Definitely a food trend I can get behind!
Oh, my! I’m definitely going to have to try this soon 😉
Just bought a slow cooker (after about 5 years of wanting one!) and I’m currently slow cooking everything. Literally – every.thing.
This is next on my ‘to do’ list. Looks so good!
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They’re amazing aren’t they ? I did the same when I first got one but other than making this it’s been a little neglected recently!
This looks amazing. Pulled pork isn’t somethung I’d ever considered attempting myself. Maybe I will have to invest in a slow cooker…
I was surprised by how easy it is first time I tried! You could probably also do it in the oven/hob at a low temperature but I wouldn’t be sure of timings.