Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

A perfect Carolina pulled pork recipe. Just find yourself a slow cooker, 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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 hr
• Total Time: 12 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 293 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 (5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast
• 1 ½ tablespoons hot pepper sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

Remove pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones. Strain out the liquid, and save 2 cups. Discard any extra. Shred pork using tongs or two forks, and return to the slow cooker. Stir brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved sauce. Mix into pork in the slow cooker. Cover and keep on Low setting until serving.