Slow Cooker Cider Pulled Pork

The formula

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

	this recipe	typical
aromatics	2%	0%
acid	2%	0%
sweetener	11%	6%
salt	1%	0%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

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.

33 g	2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
28 g	2 1/2 tablespoons Kosher salt
4 g	1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, and a dash of nutmeg)
4 g	1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
4 g	1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 g	1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
1 g	1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2722 g	6 pound boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat
340 g	1 (12-ounce) bottle hard apple cider
	2 cups apple cider
33 g	2 tablespoons tomato paste
9 g	3 garlic cloves
204 g	3/4 cup ketchup
105 g	1/2 cup brown mustard
71 g	1/3 cup brown sugar
60 g	1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
64 g	1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
	2 teaspoons liquid smoke
3 g	3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
	2 cups pork stock leftover from braising

Method: 7 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“My family loved this recipe - it is easy and has excellent flavor. I couldn't find apple cider so instead used unfiltered (no sugar added) apple juice. Also - I know nothing about hard cider. The guy at the store told me 'Redds Wicked Apple' would be fine to u” — a cook

“I made this expecting an easy, okay, pulled pork dinner. Maybe one of the best sauces I've come across. I cooked mine in straight up apple cider, no hard cider. I didn't rest overnight but did give it time to cool before pulling. The sauce was excellent, perfe” — a cook