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BBQ Pulled Pork

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This over-night crock pot dish is perfect for any family dinner any time of year!

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds Pork Shoulder
  • 1 whole Onion, Chopped
  • 1 bottle BBQ Sauce
  • 8 ounces, fluid Ginger Ale
  • 2 Tablespoons Sweet Paprika
  • 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
  • 1 Tablespoon Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon White Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar

Preparation

Combine all dry ingredients in a medium bowl to make the dry rub (you will only use about a quarter of the amount this makes, so keep the rest on hand for your ribs or chicken or fish….).

Chop the onion and place half in the bottom of your crock pot. Coat the pork with the rub. Put the pork shoulder (boneless or bone-in, it doesn’t matter) on top, and top with the rest of the onion. Sprinkle more rub over everything. Pour the ginger ale over the top, cover, and cook on low for 12 hours.

Remove the pork from the crock pot and transfer to a large cutting board or platter. Use two forks to shred the meat. Remove and discard the bone, if necessary. Sprinkle more rub over the shredded meat. Put the pork back in the crock pot and sprinkle with more rub. Dump in an entire bottle of BBQ sauce, give it a good stir, and cook on low for another six hours.

Because the liquid will start to evaporate, I recommend stirring the pork once an hour for the first three hours, every half hour for the next two hours, and every 15 minutes for the last hour. Of course, it’s certainly not necessary to stir it that much, but I found that the meat started sticking to my crock pot and that stirring it certainly helped a good deal.

Makes 8-12 servings and keeps well in the fridge. Enjoy!

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lemondropchick on 3.16.2010

My new favorite recipe for pulled pork. Yum!

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lillieknits on 9.12.2009

By the way, I think it would really help if the BBQ sauce the author really likes was listed. Picking the right one would go a long way to making or breaking this recipe.

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lillieknits on 9.12.2009

I liked this dish, but it I honestly couldn’t tell the differece between this and any other, more simple crockpot BBQ recipe I’ve used.

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laraannw on 8.31.2009

Wow! I made this dish Sat night/Sun morning and it was ready in time for Sunday lunch. It was fantastic!
I was doubtful that 8 oz of ginger ale was enough liquid for the pork to cook but I was wrong.

Don’t hesitate to make this dish! It is one of our new favorites!

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rlsherouse on 8.23.2009

A great recipe–thanks for sharing. Everyone loved the peppery tang.

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Amy on 9.14.2010

By far the best pulled pork I have ever had. I have already made it twice in the past couple months and I usually don’t cook the same thing that often.

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