Name: Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southwestern, American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1 (4 pound) pork shoulder roast; 1 cup barbeque sauce; 0.5 cup apple cider vinegar; 0.5 cup chicken broth; 0.25 cup light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 extra large onion, chopped; 2 large cloves garlic, crushed; 1.5 teaspoons dried thyme; 8 hamburger buns, split; 2 tablespoons butter, or as needed

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

This pulled pork recipe braises pork shoulder in a tangy barbecue sauce in the slow cooker until fall-apart tender. Delicious served in toasted buns.

5 hr 15 min total 15 min prep 5 hr cook 8 528 cal

Instructions

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1 Gather the ingredients.
2 Pour vegetable oil into the bottom of a slow cooker. Place pork roast into the slow cooker; pour in barbecue sauce, vinegar, and chicken broth. Stir in brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion, garlic, and thyme. Cover and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or High for 5 to 6 hours until pork shreds easily with a fork.
3 Remove pork from the slow cooker, and shred the meat using two forks. Return shredded pork to the slow cooker, and stir to combine with juices.
4 Spread the inside of both halves of hamburger buns with butter. Toast buns, butter-side down, in a skillet over medium heat until golden brown. Spoon pulled pork into toasted buns.
5 Serve and enjoy!