Grammy's Kitchen · Pulled Pork · Crock Pot Pork Shoulder for Pulled-Pork Sand
One of 176 pulled pork recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 176 for gravy quality among the pulled pork recipes we compared. 180 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.2★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 176.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 2% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| sweetener | 9% | 6% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2495 g | 1 (4- to 7-pound) pork shoulder (or Boston butt, bone-in or boneless) |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup water |
| 1 dash kosher salt | |
| 2 g | 1 dash freshly ground black pepper |
| Optional: 1 large onion (chopped) | |
| 214 g | 1/2 to 1 cup barbecue sauce (plus more for serving) |
| For serving: sandwich buns, coleslaw | |
| For serving: coleslaw |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This came out PERFECT! Rave reviews from my husband, son, and the picky friends we had over for dinner. :) We purchased a half a pig and I have struggled with recipes to make with the fresh uncured meat, but this was simple and PERFECT. Thank you!” — a cook
“How much is a "serving?" I says 8 to 12 servings...and yields 6 cups. Cooking for a diabetic, so trying to calculate carbs.” — a cook