Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Homemade BBQ Sauce
This easy slow cooker pulled pork recipe features tender, fall-apart pork shoulder simmered in a bold, homemade BBQ sauce—all concocted in one pot for minimal effort and maximum flavor. Plus, it makes extra sauce to fulfill your dunking needs.
Ingredients
Pulled Pork
- 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 6-oz can tomato paste
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 small yellow onion peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 jalapeño or Fresno chilis stemmed and chopped (seeds removed if desired)
- 10 cloves garlic smashed
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1½ lbs pork shoulder or loin cut into 2-inch chunks
For Serving (as desired)
- Buns
- Pickles or Slaw
- Roasted Vegetables
Instructions
- Put everything for the pulled pork, except the pork, into your slow cooker. Mix with a wooden spoon until evenly combined.
- Add pork to the crockpot and mix to coat in sauce.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-5 hours, or until pork is easily shredded with a fork.
- Remove pork to a cutting board with tongs, shaking off excess sauce. Tent with foil.
- Transfer sauce to a blender (working in batches if needed) and blend until smooth.
- Shred pork with two forks and return to the slow cooker on high heat. Add 1 cup of the BBQ sauce and mix to combine. Pour remaining sauce in a jar, allow to cool, and store in the fridge.
- Serve pulled pork on buns, topped with pickles or slaw, with a side of roasted vegetables (or whatever you're into).