Memphis Pulled Pork

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 360 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

This Memphis-style pulled pork is simmered in a slow cooker with brown sugar for sweet, tender, and flavorful meat that's great served in sandwiches.

Ingredients

1 onion, thinly sliced
6 cloves garlic, peeled
2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
1 (18 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (4 pound) Boston butt pork shoulder roast
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

1 Spread onion slices and garlic cloves in the bottom of a slow cooker. Stir in beef broth, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, cider vinegar, and pepper. Add pork roast.
2 Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Remove pork from the slow cooker. Strain juices and return to the slow cooker. Mix together water and cornstarch in a small bowl; stir into juices until sauce is thickened.