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