Easy slow cooker BBQ pulled pork

Name: Easy slow cooker BBQ pulled pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h 15 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3.5-4.5kg/ 5-7lb pork butt / pork shoulder (, bone in, fat cap on (Note 1)); 1 cup beer (, apple cider or apple juice (Note 2)); 3 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp paprika powder; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp mustard powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 cup apple cider vinegar ((Note 3)); 3 cups tomato ketchup ((or Aussie tomato sauce)); 1 cup water ((or use remaining beer!)); 3 tbsp molasses (, orginal (not blackstrap, Note 4)); 2/3 cup brown sugar; 4 tsp mustard powder; 3 tsp garlic powder; 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp Tabasco ( or cayenne pepper (optional, for spiciness))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:10h

Recipe video above. This may well be the juiciest, most flavourful pulled pork you ever have in your life! Homemade BBQ Sauce totally makes it. And there's no denying that using a slow cooker yields the juiciest pulled pork with very little effort. BIG BATCH recipe, 100% perfect for freezing, ideal for entertaining!Love this recipe? One day, try my ultimate Pulled Pork recipe.

Updated at: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:14:05 GMT