How to Make the Meat Fall Apart When You Make Pulled Pork

Pulled pork sandwiches are a popular choice when cooking pork.

Pulled pork is a popular dish that can be served as the main entree or as part of a pulled pork sandwich. There are several ways to prepare pulled pork so it is flavorful and very tender. It is usually cooked in a crockpot of slow cooker, but can be made on the stovetop or in the oven. Pulled pork requires only a few essential ingredients and can be prepared in 30 minutes or less and makes a tasty, low-cost dinner option. Does this Spark an idea?

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Crockpot
1 pork butt shoulder roast, about 4 lbs. (bone-in or boneless)
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups water, or beef broth (low-sodium)
1 bottle (16 oz.) barbecue sauce, or 2 cups homemade sauce
1 cup chopped onion

Instructions

- 1
  
  Coat the bottom of a crockpot with half of your thinly-sliced onions and add pork and water or beef broth, along with the rest of the onion slices. The water or broth added to the pulled pork is the key to getting tender meat and having it shred easily. Cover crockpot or slow cooker and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or high heat for 4 to 6 hours.
- 2
  
  Drain liquid from the crockpot and add barbecue sauce to the pork, along with chopped onion. Your pork should be tender at this point so you can stir in the barbecue sauce. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 2 hours. Stir occasionally, every 30 minutes or so.
- 3
  
  Serve on hamburger buns for a sandwich or serve it alone. Your pulled pork will be tender, and if you have bone-in pork you may discard the bone.