Slow Cooker Shredded Pork

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TOTAL TIME:10 hr 10 min
Prep:10 min
Inactive Prep:--
Cook:10 hr 0 min
 
YIELD:8 servings
LEVEL:Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 (3-pound) pork shoulder (or butt), trimmed of excess fat
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  • 2 yellow onions, diced
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice

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Directions

Combine the tomato sauce, chili powder, brown sugar, coriander and cumin in the base of your slow cooker. Stir to combine and distribute the spices evenly.

Sprinkle the pork with salt and pepper and place it in the slow cooker. Using tongs, turn the pork to coat it evenly in the sauce. Add in the garlic and onions, stir again. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook until the pork is tender and beginning to fall apart, on low 8 to 10 hours or on high 4 to 6 hours.

Transfer the pork to a serving bowl. Allow to cool slightly, and then shred using 2 forks, removing any excess fat.

Skim any excess fat off of the sauce remaining in the slow cooker. Stir in the lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Add the shredded pork back into the slow cooker and mix it with the sauce that was created during the cooking. You can store the pork in its sauce for 3 to 4 days.

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  • on May 23, 2012

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    A KEEPER! We loved how this pork turned out - so flavorful! I will definitely be making this again! As far as Kelsey's Pork and Pineapple tacos, she simply listed a few things to use for topping the pork. However, I made Jeff Mauro's (The Sandwich King - Food Network Pineapple Relish, which had basically the same ingredients and it was AWESOME! Served it with Melissa D'Arabian's (10 Dollar Dinners - Food Network Rice with Green Pepper and Jalapenos. Very tasty meal indeed!

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  • on May 18, 2012

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    The dish tasted pretty good, though I feel it was too much tomato and not enough seasoning for 14oz of sauce, so added additional Chipotle and Ancho chile powder and smoked paprika. I used organic Agave instead of sugar and added some apple cider vinegar in order to add some tang. When I make it again, I will only use a small 7oz can of sauce and eliminate the sweetener all together. Additionally, I found the sauce watery as a few other posters did.

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  • on March 13, 2012

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    I decided to use tri tip sirloin. I had left over marinara in lieu of tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, and 2 tbsp of Gourmet Garden's Italian herbs in a tube, that I whisked into 11/2 cups of chicken stock to dilute it. Added the onions and garlic, slow cooked on low, and it was spectacular! Thank you, Kelsey for the inspiration!!!

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