Grammy's Kitchen · Pulled Pork · Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork

One of 176 pulled pork recipes we measured

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork

from iowagirleats.com

It ranks #1 of 176 for gravy quality among the pulled pork recipes we compared. 4 cooks on iowagirleats.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes8
each$2.61
kcal366
levelbeginner
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 176.

this recipe typical
liquid17%0%
aromatics7%0%
sweetener14%6%
salt0%0%
collagen idx0.80.8
marbling idx0.60.6

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 176 for gravy quality

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

2041 g4-5 lb pork butt (also called pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat then cut into large hunks)
garlic salt
285 g1 cup BBQ sauce (plus more for serving, Stubb's recommended)
340 g12 oz root beer or cola (Pepsi is NOT recommended)
150 g1 yellow onion (thinly sliced)
Toasted buns (for serving)

Method: 2 steps, published by iowagirleats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Think this would work if I cooked it on high for 4 hours instead of 8 hours on low? Or am I breaking a sacred law of pulled pork? I didn’t plan ahead well enough and am starting this late in the day….” — a cook
“Love all the IGE recipes! A tip from my rockstar, master bbq chef Dad... add in a 1/4 cup each of salsa, white vinegar and yellow mustard. Taking it up a notch! Have this in crock ready to cook!” — a cook, 5★
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