Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

Name: Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 720 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 (5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast; 1 tablespoon salt; ground black pepper; 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

⏱️ Ready in 12h 15m 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 12h 👥 10 servings 👁️ 19 views

Miss the tarheel tradition of a pig pickin'? Then find yourself a crock pot, a big pork shoulder, some cider vinegar and get cooking! While ground and crushed red pepper will provide the basic heat - go the extra mile and find some Texas Pete (or Trappey's) pepper sauce to bring the taste of Carolina to your kitchen.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

#Barbecue #Grilled #Slow cooked

📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 12h

Serves 10

Difficulty Hard

🛒 Ingredients

1 (5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast

1 tablespoon salt

ground black pepper

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

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 10

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 293

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17.3g 22%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 776mg 34%

Total Carbohydrate 3.6g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%

Total Sugars 2.9g

Protein 27.6g 55%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Place the pork shoulder into a slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.

Pour the vinegar around the pork.

Cover, and cook on Low for 12 hours.

Pork should easily pull apart into strands.

Remove the pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones.

Strain out the liquid, and save 2 cups.

Discard any extra.

Shred the pork using tongs or two forks, and return to the slow cooker.

Stir the brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved sauce.

Mix into the pork in the slow cooker.

Cover and keep on Low setting until serving.