# Slow Cooked Smoky Pulled Pork

This is the best smoky pulled pork you'll make without a smoker, fantastic in sandwiches, with rice or on a baked sweet potato.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- black pepper
- paprika
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- chipotle
- mustard powder
- salt
- 1 pork shoulder
- red pepper
- onion
- olive oil
- chicken stock
- Worcestershire sauce
- apple cider vinegar
- balsamic vinegar
- bay leaves
- thyme
- pitted prunes
- potato starch slurry

## Instructions

1. Add black pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chipotle, mustard powder, and salt to a bowl to create a rub.
2. Pat dry the pork shoulder and coat it thoroughly with the rub.
3. Deseed the red pepper and quarter the onion.
4. Heat olive oil in a pan on high heat.
5. Add the red pepper, onion, and garlic to the pan and get some color on them.
6. Transfer the colored vegetables into the slow cooker.
7. Sear the seasoned pork joint on all sides (top and bottom) in the same pan until it has a good color.
8. Transfer the seared pork joint into the slow cooker on top of the vegetables.
9. Deglaze the pan with chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, and balsamic vinegar.
10. Add bay leaves, thyme, and pitted prunes to the deglazed pan.
11. Cook the liquid for 2 to 3 minutes, then add a potato starch slurry to glaze the pork joint as you pour it over.
12. Pour the sauce over the pork and vegetables in the slow cooker.
13. Once cooked, discard the bay leaves and thyme from the slow cooker.
14. Transfer the cooked pork joint to a chopping board and pull it apart with two forks.
15. Transfer the remaining juices from the slow cooker to a blender and blend until smooth.
16. Pour the blended sauce into a pan and cook it down to a nice thick sauce.
17. Return the pulled pork to the slow cooker and pour the thickened sauce over it.
18. Mix the pulled pork with the sauce until it is well coated.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- pan
- chopping board
- blender
- forks
- tongs

## Tips

- In the next few videos, the creator will show ideas for meals with this pulled pork.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cF6wG1yys1s
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1375f53e-0d7e-48c7-8094-e9808c7c81e1
- Extracted: 2025-11-10

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