Texas Style Pulled Pork

Tender, smoky, and packed with flavour, this Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork is the ultimate crowd-pleasing meal. Slow-cooked until perfectly juicy and fall-apart tender, the pork soaks up a rich blend of barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, spices, garlic, and onion to create a deliciously balanced sweet and tangy flavour.

 

Whether you're feeding a family, meal prepping for the week, or entertaining guests, this versatile recipe is a winner. Serve it in burgers, tacos, wraps, baked potatoes, grain bowls, or alongside your favourite vegetables for an easy and satisfying meal.

 

We've finished this recipe with ur gut®, adding resistant starch and dietary fibre without altering the flavour or texture. By incorporating ur gut® into the shredded pork, you're giving your beneficial gut bacteria the fuel they need to thrive while enjoying a comforting favourite.

The best part? This recipe can be made in either a slow cooker or pressure cooker, making it easy to fit into your schedule. With minimal preparation and maximum flavour, it's a simple way to enjoy a gut-friendly meal that everyone will love.

 

Smoky, tender, and loaded with gut-loving goodness, this Texas Style Pulled Pork proves that supporting your gut can be both delicious and effortless.

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Ingredient List

Makes 8 Serves

  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1.5kg pork shoulder
  • 1 cup salt and sugar reduced barbecue sauce
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup salt reduced chicken stock
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 extra large onion, chopped
  • 2 large cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons ur gut®

Directions for slow cooking

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Pour vegetable oil into the bottom of a slow cooker.
  • Place pork roast into the slow cooker and add in barbecue sauce, vinegar, and chicken stock.
  • Stir in brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion, garlic, and thyme.
  • Cover and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or High for 5 to 6 hours until pork shreds easily with a fork.
  • Remove pork from the slow cooker and place in a large bowl.
  • Shred the meat using two forks.
  • Return shredded pork to the slow cooker, add in ur gur® and stir to combine.
  • Note: Serve it in burgers, tacos, wraps, baked potatoes, grain bowls, or alongside your favourite vegetables for an easy and satisfying meal.

Directions for pressure cooking

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Pour vegetable oil into the bottom of a pressure cooker
  • Place pork roast into the slow cooker and add in barbecue sauce, vinegar, and chicken stock.
  • Stir in brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion, garlic, and thyme.
  • Cover and cook on high pressure for 60 minutes.
  • Remove pork from the pressure cooker and place in a large bowl.
  • Shred the meat using two forks.
  • Return shredded pork to the pressure cooker and cook on high pressure for another 30 minutes.
  • Once cooked add in the ur gut® and stir to combine.
  • Note: Serve it in burgers, tacos, wraps, baked potatoes, grain bowls, or alongside your favourite vegetables for an easy and satisfying meal.

Nutritional Information

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