Perfect Pulled Pork- in a Crock Pot!
Seriously the BEST pulled pork I've ever had. Tender, juicy, flavorful- there's no going back!
Ingredients
- 6 lb bone-in pork shoulder/ butt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp ground cayenne
- 1 tbsp ground mustard
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 3 tbsp minced garlic or 3 minced cloves
Instructions
- Mix everything from the brown sugar to the salt and pepper for your rub.
- Rub the rub all over the pork and slather it on thick.
- If time allows. rest overnight in the refrigerator. If you only have an hour or two, that's fine!
- Sear all 6 sides of the pork in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Each side should cook about 2 minutes, until a crust forms.
- Place the pork in the crock pot,
- Add the 3 tbsp minced garlic to the top of the pork.
- Add the lid, turn the crock pot on low, and cook for 7 hours. (Or until internal temperature is 190 degrees)
- Once cooked, remove from the crock pot and let sit for 20 minutes. (Save the juices in the crock pot for now)
- Pull the pork apart with a couple forks or your hands until all the bones are removed. Add a little juice from the crock pot to the top to make it even juicier and more flavorful.