{"id":53345,"date":"2019-08-28T11:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T15:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=53345"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:44:44","slug":"slow-cooker-pulled-pork-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/slow-cooker-pulled-pork-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"This Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe Will Rock Your Tailgate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Game day is the best because in the end, it doesn&#8217;t matter if your team wins or loses: there will always be the party food. Pulled pork is one of your best bets for feeding a team because it can be made in large batches and is great\u00a0on\u00a0nachos, potato skins or\u2014our personal favorite\u2014piled onto a toasted slider bun with some slaw.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our pulled pork recipe below to see just how easy making it can be. Best of all, it&#8217;s made in a slow cooker, so if you&#8217;re headed to a tailgate party, just bring your crock pot to the parking lot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Pulled-pork-sandwiches-640px.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Pulled-pork-sandwiches-640px.jpg\" alt=\"Pulled-pork-sandwiches-recipe\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><br \/>\nOne 4\u20135 lb pork shoulder or butt<br \/>\nSalt and pepper<br \/>\nBarbecue sauce (optional)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What To Do:<\/strong><br \/>\n1) Season pork all over with salt and pepper. Place inside a slow cooker and add just enough water to cover the bottom. Cover and cook on low until internal temperature reaches 190 degrees and pork easily pulls apart, about 7 hours. Transfer pork to a bowl and let rest for 20 minutes. Pour liquid left in slow cooker into a bowl and reserve.<\/p>\n<p>2) Once pork has rested, shred into bite-sized pieces with two forks. Return pork to slow cooker vessel, then stir in just enough cooking liquid to moisten. Alternatively, stir in enough BBQ sauce to lightly coat meat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game day is the best because in the end, it doesn&#8217;t matter if your team wins or loses: there will always be the party food. Pulled pork is one of your best bets for feeding a team because it can be made in large batches and is great\u00a0on\u00a0nachos, potato skins or\u2014our personal favorite\u2014piled onto a toasted slider bun with some slaw. Check out our pulled pork recipe below to see just how easy making it can be. Best of all, it&#8217;s made in a slow cooker, so if you&#8217;re headed to a tailgate party, just bring your crock pot to the parking lot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2739,2736,2792,2732],"tags":[1981,1881,3224],"class_list":["post-53345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-recipes-2","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-game-day","category-recipes","tag-easy-recipes","tag-game-day","tag-pulled-pork"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53345"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54544,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53345\/revisions\/54544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}