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Andrea’s Pulled Pork


You guys all know my bestie Andrea, right?  The super fun, super busy, super creative, super mom that I love so much.  Well, did you know that  she makes the worlds best pulled pork?

She does.

It’s amazing.

We always request it.

And it never fails.

So now, we make it at our house too.

This recipe is one of my very favorites because it only requires four ingredients, you put them all in the slow cooker and then leave them alone until you’re ready to eat.  This is the PERFECT  meal to make on busy school days (during the fall, we eat it almost weekly).  And it makes up a huge batch, so you can even have it two nights in a row if you like.

Thank you so much sweet friend for letting me share your wonderful recipe!!

If you use a 3 or 5 pound piece of pork, you could easily get 6 to 8 servings out of this one recipe.

Shopping List
1 (3 to 5 pound) pork shoulder (also called pork butt or pork roast)
1 large onion, chopped into big chunks
2 cans of soda, not diet (I have used both Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper)
1 (12 to 18 oz) bottle of your favorite BBQ Sauce (Andrea and I use Sweet Baby Ray’s)
Chopped green onions to garnish, optional
Buns if you’re making sandwiches

In your slow cooker, place your pork and onion pieces inside.  Pour your soda on top of everything and cover and cook on high at least 8 to 10 hours.

Remove the lid after 8 to 10 hours and the meat should be falling a part at the touch of your fork.  Remove all of the meat from the slow cooker into a bowl and then drain your slow cooker of the onions and liquid.  Add your meat back to the slow cooker and shred it up with two forks.  Stir in as much of your BBQ sauce as you like.  At this point, you can serve immediately or you can turn the slow cooker to the “keep warm” setting and let it stay warm up to 4 or 5 hours until you’re ready to eat.

So simple, right?  We just love making this!  And the leftovers are fabulous on top of a baked potato, in a quesadilla or taco, over scrambled eggs…honestly, it’s just good any way you eat it.

This would be one of those perfect back to school recipes :).  On a busy school morning, throw this in the slow cooker and then that night, enjoy it with your family.

And speaking of back to school stuff…you should check out Andrea’s back to school decorations.  They are so cute!!

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Comments

  3. Anonymous says

    Shay, have you tried this with chicken breasts? We don't eat pork but the flavors sound terrific!

  5. Kim R says

    I can't believe its that simple! Thanks for sharing (Shay and Andrea!)
    Adding a pork butt to my shopping list!

  7. Anonymous says

    Another good soda option is root beer! It gives the pork such a great flavor. Haven't tried with the onions. Can't wait.

  8. Candice Ibarra says

    Looks delicious! Perfect for a summer night! I'm looking into buying my first slow cooker and noticed there were a few different sizes and brands to choose from. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks!

  10. Lauren says

    PERFECT!! We are hosting some friends at the ranch this weekend and I've been looking for a good pulled pork recipe for pork tacos. Done! We are giving this a try! 🙂

  13. Heather Leigh says

    Approximately how many lbs of pork do we need for this? I tried to buy pork shoulder yesterday and they only had over 9lbs and it cost $25. I got pork loin. Will this work?

    • Kathryn says

      If you are cooking the pork loin in the slow cooker it will become tender and shred fairly easily. The trick is cooking it low and slow. I prefer to use pork loin because it is not as fatty as a pork shoulder.

  17. TNGal77 says

    Just made this tonight & it was so yummy! Used 2 cans of Coke and Sweet Baby Ray's sauce. My daughter saw me pour the coke in and swore she wouldn't eat it. Came home from work/daycare and the whole house smelled so good, she ended up eating 2 sandwiches!

    Jenny – wasn't sweet at all but I'm sure that also depends on the sauce you use.

    Candice – we have a family of 4 and I have a 5 quart that's my "go to" cooker for most meals. For things like dips I have a smaller one.

  18. holly tripp says

    Love this! We also used Coke and Sweet Baby Rays regular BBQ sauce. It was delicious and not too sweet at all. Will definitely be making this again. I love all your slow cooker recipes!

  19. Dianne Robertson says

    You can't tell me nothing now! I have made pulled pork! My husband loved it, he keeps talking about it! Thank you for this recipe that I could make in my sleep (so to speak, since I went to bed before it was done). I have a new weapon in my pot luck arsenal!

  20. Amanda Bajin says

    Shay and Andrea—This recipe is so amazing!! Used two cokes, and the Rays sauce you recommended. We cooked it on high for only 7 hours, checked the pork and it was cooked through. Maybe we had a smaller size?! Any how, we put it on a potato sandwhich roll and added some shredded cheese. Also, left the onions in!!! So delicious, can't wait for leftovers tomorrow!! 🙂

  21. Caity Stuk says

    Just wanted to say I made this for the beginning of football sunday last weekend and ohhh my word!!! THE BEST pulled pork i've ever had!! thanks so much for sharing this recipe I already can't wait to make this again!!

  22. Anonymous says

    On accident I purchased pork shoulder blade steak. Is this ok? It's 2 lbs. if so, what are the cooking modification? I love love love your recipes 🙂 Lindsay

  24. Anonymous says

    So I made this earlier this week and it was fantastic. I absolutely love the longer cook time because I can start it before work and not worry that it will be overcooked by the time I get home.

    Before we added the BBQ sauce we pulled out half the meat and put it aside for tacos a couple nights later. Just thought I would share our taco meat recipe for the smaller families that can't eat that many pulled pork sandwiches!

    Sautee some garlic and onions in butter and once they're translucent add the shredded pork. Then add some salsa verde. We used about 8 oz. for probably 1.5 lbs of meat.

    Put that on a corn tortilla with some sour cream, avocados, tomatoes, and cilantro and it's seriously amazing. Enjoy!

  32. Leticia Sangalang says

    My roast was small (2 lbs) so I used one can of cola and cooked on high for 5 hrs. I used half bottle of bbq sauce (not a big name brand) and it was YUMMY! I'm looking forward to eating this the rest of the week!

  35. Ll1314 says

    I have a 9lb pork butt I'm cooking for pot luck at small group. Any recommendations on how long to cook? I'm doubling the Coke/onions/sauce. Thanks 🙂

  36. Laura says

    I made this for the second time tonight! The first time I cooked it for about 10 hours and it was still very tough. So I did some research and found that I hadn't over cooked but rather undercooked it. Pork needs to get to about 185-200 degrees before its soft and shreddable apparently! So for my slow cooker (all clad) and an almost 4 lb pork butt that ended up taking a little over 12 hours!! But it is wonderful this time! Just thought I'd mention that it might take some people a good bit longer than the 8-10 hours so plan for that.