"Savory pork shoulder slow cooked with a crisp "hard" apple cider. Tossed with an apple butter barbecue sauce mix. Savory, sweet, seriously good."
Hard Apple Cider Pulled Pork
4
- ★★
- ★★
- ★★
- ★★
- ★★
Jump to Section
- Recipe Card
Prep time: 5mins
Cook time: 6hrs
Recipe Card
ingredients
- 7 pounds pork shoulder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or other oil of choice)
- 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon worchestire sauce
- 1 large chopped yellow onion
- 3 cloves chopped garlic
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups dry hard cider
- 1 small bunch sage
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (I like sweet baby rays)
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- buns, for serving
- coleslaw, for serving
Method
Step 1
Season pork shoulder generously with salt, and pepper.
Step 2
Add avocado oil to crock-pot, and place pork in.
Step 3
Add grainy mustard, paprika, cayenne, thyme, and apple butter. Use hands to rub that mixture all over the pork.
Step 4
Add worchestire sauce, onion, garlic, brown sugar, cider, and drop in sage.
Step 5
Place lid on, and cook on high for 6 hours, until meat easily shreds apart with two forks.
Step 6
Remove pork from liquid, and place into a large bowl.
Step 7
Shred apart with two forks (removing bone, and any especially fatty bits that remain)
Step 8
Mix together apple butter, and barbecue sauce in equal parts.
Step 9
Pour onto shredded pork, and stir to combine.
Step 10
Serve on your favorite buns (mine are by Canyon Gluten Free) topped with coleslaw, mustard, hot honey, any toppings you like.
Step 11
(highly suggest having friends over for this one- it makes a LOT)