Pulled Pork Buns where the meat is stewed in the Slow Cooker is the most flavorful, tender, and best sauce-meat ratio pulled pork you've ever eaten. Season the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture and then slowly cook the meat in the sauce. A delicious recipe!
Delicious Pulled Pork Buns
Do you also love Pulled Pork sandwiches, with lettuce (with Cowlslaw served with it?). Then you can turn on the BBQ (for a nice backyard BBQ), let this meat cook for a few hours (preferably overnight) on low heat. Preferably in a smoky environment. Watch often to make sure it doesn't burn and it takes much time to get it perfect. And then you have a very nice piece of roast pork.
But I didn't do that. I like easy recipes without a lot of work. So I made this super tasty pulled pork in the slow cooker. First deliciously flavored with a delicious herb rub, and then simmered for hours in the crockpot. And that was it. Bake the buns golden brown and serve the pulled pork on the kaiser rolls. Honestly. You really don't need more for this delicious dish. Try it yourself! (a great recipe to serve a lot of people at one time).
What do you need for BBQ style Pulled Pork?
To prepare Pulled Pork you need the following ingredients (you can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog):
- Boneless Pork Shoulder - This is a nicely threaded piece of meat, which is often made into a roulade. Or pulled pork, like today. You could also substitute it with Pork Butt which has a higher fat content.
- Chicken stock - Make your own chicken stock or make it from a stock cube.
- Smoked Paprika Powder - Provides that smoky flavor that is so recognizable in pulled pork.
- Buns - Pulled Pork is deliciously served on crispy ciabatta bread, brioche buns, kaiser rolls, naan bread, or homemade buns. For me, corn buns are one of the best buns for the meat filling.
How do you make Crockpot Pulled Pork?
A recipe with extensive steps, the right amount of ingredients, and which you can also easily print can be found at the bottom of the blog.
- Bottom Loose - Place some onions in the bottom of the slow cooker. This will loosen the meat from the bottom and allow the flavors to absorb better.
- Rub - Make a dry herb rub in a small bowl and rub it all around the meat. Put that on the onions.
- Sauce - Mix the sauce in a large bowl so that it is well blended.
- Cooked - Pour the sauce over the meat and cook on High for 6 hours.
- Pulling Apart - Carefully remove the meat from the slow cooker and pull it apart with two forks. If you come across real fat pieces, you take them out.
- BBQ Pulled Pork - Mix the pulled pork with the sauce and let it heat up for a while. And serve.
Serve with
- Fast food - Cut open a sandwich and scoop the pulled pork on it for a delicous pulled pork sandwich. Garnish with coleslaw and/or other lettuce and cover with the cap. Serve with fries if desired.
- Pulled Pork Sliders - Slice the buns in half and top the bottom with pulled pork and put the top of the bun back on. Melt ¼ cup of butter and mix with 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon garlic salt, and ½ teaspoon poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Pour the butter mixture over the buns. Cover with aluminum and bake for 15 minutes at 380 °C (190 °C).
- American Style - Make a real mac-and-cheese, some corn muffins, cowl slaw, and serve with some green salad.
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📖 Recipe
RECIPE CARD
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
Dry herb rub
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika powder
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper ground
- 2 teaspoons salt
Pulled Pork from the Slow Cooker with BBQ sauce
- 5 pounds Boneless Pork Shoulder
- 2 onions, sliced in rings
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- ⅔ cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, squeezed
All my recipes are written both in Metric (gram / ml) and US Customary (cups / pounds). Here you can select which type of amount you would like to see.
Instructions
Dry Herb Rub
- Mix the smoked paprika, thyme, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a bowl.2 teaspoons smoked paprika powder, 2 teaspoons dried thyme, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper ground, 2 teaspoons salt
- Place the meat in front of you and rub it, on all sides, with the herb rub.5 pounds Boneless Pork Shoulder
Pulled Pork from the Slow Cooker with BBQ sauce
- Place the onions in the bottom of the slow cooker and place pork on top. In a bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, ketchup, chicken stock, white wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, mustard, olive oil, and garlic.2 onions, 1 cup barbecue sauce, 1 cup ketchup, ⅔ cup chicken stock, ¼ cup white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 4 cloves garlic
- Pour the sauce over the meat and put the lid on the slow cooker.
- Turn on the slow cooker on high and let it cook for 6 hours.
- Carefully remove the meat from the slow cooker and pull it apart with two forks. If you come across pieces of fat, you take them out.
- Return the meat to the slow cooker, stir well and allow to heat through. serve.
Notes
- Fast food - Cut open a sandwich and scoop the pulled pork on it for a delicious pulled pork sandwich. Garnish with coleslaw and/or other lettuce and cover with the cap. Serve with fries if desired.
- Pulled Pork Sliders - Slice the buns in half and top the bottom with pulled pork and put the top of the bun back on. Melt ¼ cup of butter and mix with 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon garlic salt, and ½ teaspoon poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Pour the butter mixture over the buns. Cover with aluminum and bake for 15 minutes at 380 °C.
- American Style - Make a real mac-and-cheese, some corn muffins, cowl slaw, and serve with some green salad.
- Oven - Set the oven between 90 and 110 °C. Put everything in a baking dish with a lid and let it cook in the oven for 8 hours.
- Pressure cooker - Instant pot - For this amount of meat and sauce, use the pressure cooker or instant pot on high for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Refrigerator - Store the pulled pork covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Frozen - Pack in a freezer container or bag in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Reheating - Place in a baking dish and cover. Use bottom and top heat for 20 minutes at 350 °F / 180 °C. It can also be warmed up on the stove, by heating it over medium heat, but it dries out quickly. Add a little extra water if needed to keep the pulled pork smooth.
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