Turnips 2 Tangerines: North Carolina Style Pulled Pork

October 29, 2012

North Carolina Style Pulled Pork

On the Menu Today~
North Carolina Style Pulled Pork


The first time I made this recipe,
my son-in-law loved it~
He spend some time living in North Carolina.
He has eaten a lot of 'North Carolina Style Pulled Pork'
and said this was a great version of that classic.



This is an easy recipe and
the best part....
it's made in the crock pot.


North Carolina Style Pulled Pork

Ingredients
  • 3 pounds semi-boneless pork shoulder
  • 1 envelope onion mushroom soup mix (Lipton)
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons liquid smoke (Colgin Natural Mesquite)
  • salt and pepper to taste
Cooking Directions:
  1. In slow cooker, place pork,  add remaining ingredients, cover.
  2. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours.
  3. Remove pork, reserved juices, cool pork. When cool enough to handle, shred pork with 2 forks or shred using your clean fingers. 
  4. Return shredded pork back to crock pot, stir pork into reserved juices.
  5. Heat on high an additional 1 to 2 hours or heat on low for 2 to 4 hours.
Serve pulled pork on rolls, piled high with creamy slaw.


  PorkSandwich

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