Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork

Name: Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork
Prep time: 6 h 5 min
Cook time: 6 h 5 min
Total time: 6 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 4 Tbsps chili powder; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 pinch pinch of ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon ground oregano; 2 kilograms boneless pork shoulder roast; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

The recipe Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork could satisfy your Mexican craving in approximately 6 hours and 5 minutes. One serving contains 230 calories, 24g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of brown sugar, pork shoulder roast, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Whisk together the rub ingredients in a small bowl. 2 If the roast is tied up with butcher string, untie it. Pat the roast dry with paper towels. Rub the spice mix into the roast all over, reserving any leftover spice mix for later. Marinate in the rub at least one hour or overnight. 3

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Whisk

Bowl

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. (If you are using a slow cooker with a removable container that can be used on the stovetop, use that, otherwise use a separate pan.)

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Vegetable Oil

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Slow Cooker

Frying Pan

Stove

Place the roast in the pan and brown on all sides.4

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Frying Pan

Place the roast in a slow cooker, and add any reserved spice rub. Cook on the low setting for 6 to 10 hours, until the pork is fall apart tender. 5

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Pork

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Slow Cooker

Remove the roast from the slow cooker and place on a cutting board.

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Cutting Board

Slow Cooker

Cut into large chunks. Then use two forks to pull the meat apart into bite sized shreds. Return the shreds to the slow cooker and toss to coat with the juice from the roast.

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Juice