Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 720 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

A perfect Carolina pulled pork recipe. Grab a slow cooker for a big pork shoulder, cider vinegar, and pepper sauce to bring Carolina to your kitchen.

Ingredients

1 (5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1 Place pork shoulder into a slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour vinegar around the pork. Cover, and cook on Low for 12 hours. Pork should easily pull apart into strands.
2 Remove pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones. Strain off the liquid, reserving 2 cups (discard any extra). Shred pork using tongs or two forks, and return to the slow cooker.
3 Stir brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved liquid. Mix into pork in the slow cooker.
4 Cover and keep on Low setting until serving.