Crockpot BBQ Pork Recipe

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Want a dinner entrée you can throw together fast, dump in your slow cooker, & walk away from while it cooks all day? This Crockpot BBQ Pork is for you!

This is a recipe we make year-round in our household. It’s an easy way to get the sweet & tangy taste of barbecue without having to fire up the grill.

What goes in Crockpot BBQ Pork?

On the recipe itself, we’ll break the ingredients down into two groups: what goes in the sauce, & what goes in the the pork. Here is a short list of what you’ll need to make this sweet and tangy pork:

• Pork
• BBQ Sauce
• Chicken Broth
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Brown Sugar
• Minced Garlic
• Paprika
• Chili Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Salt
• Pepper

Slow Cooker BBQ Pork: Recipe Notes

Crockpot Liners

• These are definitely optional – HOWEVER: if you don’t use them, you’re gonna be stuck with a sticky mess to cleanup, & you’ll wish you had.

The Pork

• For the best shredded pork: Use a pork butt
• For thicker chunks of fall off the bone pork: Use medium / thick pork steaks, or uncured ham steaks
• What I often use: I use 2-2.5 pounds of uncured ham steaks that are about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Please note that this is NOT the same type of ham steak you typically get at the store! We get all of our pork & beef from local farmers, so this cut comes uncured, & tastes almost just like a pork chop.

How Long to Cook

• If using uncured ham steaks or pork steaks: Since we’re cooking on low, I recommend at least 6 hours for these thinner cuts to get the meat nice & tender.
  • You can cook up to 8 hours on low, & if you want to break up the meat a bit it & let it simmer some more in the sauce, it should start coming apart by 6 hours to 7 hours.
  • I cooked mine for 7 hours, & it came out PERFECT 👌 But if you’re using thicker cuts of meat, keep in mind that you’ll probably need to cook it a bit longer.
• If using a pork butt: You’ll want to cook on low for about 8 hours. Since this is a thicker cut of meat, use a meat thermometer to ensure that the internal temperature reaches 200-205 degrees Fahrenheit.

This recipe is a good option for how to cook uncured ham steaks in the slow cooker

Because our family buys our meat in bulk from a local farmer, we end up with some cuts of meat that we have to get creative with.

This Crockpot BBQ Pork Recipe has been perfect to use up some of our uncured ham steaks. While using pork butt is the better cut for pulled pork, the ham steaks are a great cut for fork tender thicker pieces of pork.

Side dishes to make with BBQ Pork

• Mashed potatoes or Mashed Cauliflower
• Green Beans (canned)
• Fresh Cooked Green Beans
• Baked Potatoes
• French Fries
• Air Fryer Potatoes
• Cheesy Broccoli Bacon Bake
• Coleslaw
• Salad
• Mac n’ Cheese
• Roasted Veggies
• Baked Beans
• Cheesy Zucchini Bites

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