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smokey pulled pork the easy way

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Pamela Rappaport
@Pamelalala
The Villages, FL

I always thought that to get a good pulled pork I had to smoke it for hours. Things like Liquid Smoke taste artificial to me. Then I discovered Hickory Smoke powder! The only ingredients are hickory smoke powder and dextrose. You don't want it with a lot of ingredients. It's a gourmet item and not widely available in groceries. I order mine online at Spice Sage. It's not expensive and a little goes a long way. They also have a hickory smoked salt that can make a steak or hamburger cooked on a gas grill taste like it has been cooked over a fire.

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For smokey pulled pork the easy way

  • 1
    pork butt or shoulder ( i used 3.5 lb butt for this recipe)
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    hickory smoke powder
  • 1/2 c
    water

How To Make smokey pulled pork the easy way

  • 1
    Place water in crock pot. (You can also cook this in the oven at 300, tightly covered, for 4 to 5 hrs)
  • 2
    Sprinkle the pork with salt and hickory smoke powder and place in the crock pot.
  • 3
    Cook on high for 1 hour then reduce to low for 6 or 7 hours. it should be pull apart tender.
  • 4
    When done shred with a fork.
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