As much as I love a long day’s smoke on my smoker of a big ole hung of pork shoulder, ending with delicious, fantastic pulled pork, I also enjoy an easier version in the slow cooker (er… crockpot). Two totally different approaches result in an enjoyable finish. My ‘usual’ slow cooker approach involves a bottle of smoky BBQ sauce and a few other ingredients. This slow cooker Heinz 57 pulled pork takes that simple concept to a whole new place. This was totally fantastic. Slightly BBQ-ish, a bit tangy, and oh, oh so great. I could eat this all day long. I just piled it high between two burger buns. That’s all I needed. And I was happy!
Almost Beefy
Ok, it may sound odd but this slow cooker Heinz 57 pulled pork was almost BBQ beef-like in texture and taste. I guess it was the steak sauce fooling my brain. It reminded me of a beef sandwich we used to get in high school. Wait… could that have actually been pork? Maybe. Well either way, this was great. I wouldn’t change a thing about it. I thought about adding a few pickles like I would a smoked pulled pork sandwich. Or maybe some onion. But that was totally not necessary. Just buns and pork. And life was good.
This pork is great served on buns, and it’s also great served on poutine!
Slow Cooker Heinz 57 Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- ½ cup Heinz 57 Steak sauce
- ¼ cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 Tbsp. prepared yellow mustard
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 1 medium onion chopped (2 cups)
- 4 pounds pork shoulder excess fat trimmed
- 12 hamburger buns for serving, toasted
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 6 quart slow cooker.
- Add the steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, tomato paste and onion. Season with salt and pepper Mix.
- Add the pork. Turn to coat on all sides.
- Cover and cook 8 hours, turning occasionally, until the pork is tender and falls apart.
- Shred the pork (it'll be so tender than you do this while it's still in the slow cooker).
- Serve on toasted hamburger buns or hoagie rolls.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
