A 3-hour pulled pork that is tender and juicy and tastes like it simmered in the crockpot all day - no kidding.
The Easiest (Cheater) Pulled Pork Ever, No Kidding
This cheater pulled pork recipe kind of came on a flashback. No, not that kind y'all. But... years ago I really got into frugality, and one of the many places I frequented back then included the Dollar Stretcher website. Now I admit, I had kind of forgotten about Gary until I found him on Twitter and rediscovered him again.
Well one day, Gary tweeted an article from his site called The Pork Barbecue Secret, so of course I checked it out.
The article is written by Dave Kessler, author of Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted, a collection of his recipes and articles from a column by the same name. With a title like that, I already liked the guy, because this is one of my most popular things to say when I watch these super skinny cooks on television.
No offense to anybody who happens to be a skinny cook. I actually used to be one of those. Until my metabolism went south about the same time that I started blogging about food! Just sayin'...
Anyway, I was intrigued to say the least, so I marched off to the store, picked up a pork shoulder butt - isn't that such a funny contradiction in terms? First thing we all think, hey, how can a shoulder be a butt.... Well, I gave this method a try and my skepticism was doused with the first bite.
Despite no seasonings, that's right, NONE, this was the most flavorful, tender, juicy pork, perfect for dousing with barbecue sauce for pulled pork sandwiches. There is something to be said about the natural fats in meats y'all and this is a winner, believe it or not.
The bonus is that you get a wonderful broth leftover that is just perfect for a pot of soup like bean with bacon, or for a mess 'o greens.
Of course, many of us do a great pulled pork in our slow cookers, but the beauty of this is that it is done to perfection for pulling in much less time.
And to think all these years I've been paying high dollar for a pulled pork sandwich because I was intimidated by all those hours of smoking that you had to do in order to get a juicy, tender and flavorful pulled pork. Well, guess what? It's not true!
I know the die-hard smokers out there are flipping out and will argue this point, and yes, a good smoked pork butt is awesome indeed, but... this is the easiest way to get pulled pork without all that smoking and waiting and honestly, the taste is so good, nobody but you has to know how easy it was.
On doing this in the crockpot: I do love this method for cheater pull pork, and I have done a Carolina style cheater pulled pork and a Spicy Crockpot version in the slow cooker. Cook overnight, for anywhere between 8 to 12 hours on low (depending on size of the butt), shred, return to the crockpot and add barbecue sauce, or leave plain, and sauce individual sandwiches, which is the way that I prefer to do it.
On doing this is a pressure cooker: Pressure cookers used to scare me to death ... until I got me one of the new-fangled electronic ones here recently. Well, I have to tell you that is a pretty cool method for making a pulled pork that's even faster than this! You can read about it here - just remember that it is written for the new, electronic kind of pressure cooker.
So you see, you have all sorts of methods besides smoking that will give you a nice, tender pork for pulling!
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