Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

Name: Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 h
Total time: 12 h 15 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Cajun and Creole, Southern Recipes, American
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Apple Cider Vinegar; 0.5 tsp Black Pepper; 1 lb Bone-In Pork Shoulder Butt Roast; 2 tbsp Brown Sugar; 2 tsp Cayenne Pepper; 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes; 1 tbsp Salt; 1.5 tbsp Tabasco Hot Sauce

Side Dish 🥗Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Cajun and Creole 🇺🇸Southern Recipes 🇺🇸American Low-Carb Low-Sodium Heart-Healthy ❤️Gluten-Free Carnivore 🥩Comfort-Food

Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ pairs fall-apart pork shoulder with a lively, vinegar-forward sauce sparked by black pepper, cayenne, and red pepper flakes. The meat turns succulent in the slow cooker, then soaks up a tangy-sweet finish that’s bold yet balanced—perfect for piled-high sandwiches or platters at game days and casual gatherings.

Prep15 mins
Cook12 hrs
Serves10
DifficultyEasy

1

Place the pork shoulder in a slow cooker and season it with salt and pepper. Pour the vinegar around the pork. Cover and cook on Low for 12 hours. The pork should easily pull into strands.
2

Remove the pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones. Strain the liquid, keeping 2 cups and discarding the rest. Shred the pork with tongs or two forks, then return it to the slow cooker.
3

Stir the brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved liquid. Mix this into the pork in the slow cooker.
4

Cover and keep on the Low setting until serving.