Awesome Pulled Pork BBQ

Tender pulled pork is smothered with a tangy apple cider barbecue sauce in this easy slow cooker recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr
• Total Time: 10 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 548 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 2 cups water
• salt to taste
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups chopped onion
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• ⅔ cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 4 cups ketchup
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• 1 (5 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• 1 pinch poultry seasoning, or to taste
• 1 apple, cored and quartered

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place pork in a slow cooker and season to taste with garlic powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add quartered onion, apple, and 3 celery stalks. Pour chicken broth into slow cooker.

Step 2

Cook on Low until very tender, about 8 hours. Transfer pork to a large platter and discard juice and vegetables. Shred pork with a fork and return to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Prepare barbecue sauce while pork is cooking. Melt butter in a large saucepan or small Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir 2 cups celery and 1 1/2 cups onion until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, liquid smoke, and 1 tablespoon garlic powder; mix. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes. Pour barbecue sauce over shredded pork.

Step 4

Continue cooking pork on Low heat until flavors combine, about 2 hours.