Escape to the islands in your own kitchen by making this Slow-Cooker Island Pulled Pork recipe. Serve it as-is or on a bun with BBQ sauce for a sandwich.
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
American Southern
Prep Time1hour40minutes
Cook Time6hours40minutes
Total Time8hours20minutes
AuthorRenee
Ingredients
1tablespoononion powder
1tablespoongarlic powder
2teaspoonsgrated fresh ginger
1and 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1and 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
1and 1/2 teaspoons thyme
1and 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1and 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1teaspoonsweet or hot paprika
1/2teaspooncumin
1/2teaspoonsugar
1/4teaspoonblack pepper
1/4teaspooncayenne pepper
3poundboneless pork butt
1cupapple cider or apple juice
1bay leaf
8to 10 hamburger bunssliced open
BBQ sauce
Fresh cilantro
Instructions
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.
Put the 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.
Serve on a bun as-is or slathered with your favorite BBQ sauce and sprinkled with fresh cilantro.