Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder (Pulled Pork)
Due to the oven explosion (I’ve been promised the part will be here soon), I had to revise my plan for the pork shoulder roast I had for today. Normally roast it slow in the Dutch oven as I really like the almost crunchy outside to give a little texture to the shredded meat, but circumstances being what they are, the slowcooker came out. It turned out great and of course I have enough for an army so will be freezing the majority. I used the juices instead of water to make the rice and it gave it a lot of flavor.
Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder (Pulled Pork)
| 8 lbs Pork shoulder
1 head garlic, peeled and separated 1 Tbsp chili powder 1 Tbsp Cajun spice 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes 1 Tbsp ground red pepper |
2 Tbsp dried Mexican Oregano
1 Tbsp cumin 1 Tbsp paprika 4 limes cut in quarters lengthwise 2 bell or jalapeño pepper, chopped (optional) 1 large onion coarsely chopped |
Procedure
| 1 Rinse the meat and remove any large chunks of fat, but don’t try to get it all | |
| 2 Mix all the spices together in a small bowl (for the rest of my family this was perfect but a little spicy for me so you can reduce or eliminate the red pepper if you prefer)
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| 3 With a sharp knife, poke holes in the meat and stuff them with the garlic cloves
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| 4 Rub the entire roast thoroughly with the spice mixture
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| 5 Place in the slow cooker along with the limes, onion and peppers if used, for 8-12 hours on low
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6 Remove the lime wedges, then take two forks and shred the meat, mixing it with the juices to serve
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Servings: 32
Lana
Sounds yummy! Can’t wait to make it!
Gourmet Gorman
Great!
Slow cooking is the answer to a lot of problems 🙂
I just wrote a blog about using a slowcooker on board a tourbus while on the road with a band. You may find that interesting. It’s the second most recent one on my page..
simplycooking101
Thanks, I love mine but don’t use it as much anymore. When the kids were small and I had a long commute it was great. My son, who’s idea of cooking was completely limited to microwave Hot Pockets is now living in a dorm at college has discovered the joy of crockpot, although I think his roommate still handles most of the job except the eating.