Slow Cooker Sweet Tea Pulled Pork
Serves: 8 to 10
 
Ingredients
  • 1⁄3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoons loose tea (from 1 family-size tea bag)
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • (4-pound) bone-in pork shoulder
  • 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 4 cups brewed tea
  • Peach-Sweet Tea Barbecue Sauce (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, salt, loose tea, black pepper, garlic powder, and red pepper; sprinkle over all sides of pork.
  2. In a slow cooker, place pork. Add onion and smashed garlic to cooker; pour brewed tea over pork and vegetables. Cover and cook on high until pork is fork-tender, about 5 hours.
  3. Remove pork from slow cooker, reserving cooking liquid; shred meat with 2 forks. Add cooking liquid as desired for extra flavor and moisture. Serve with Peach-Sweet Tea Barbecue Sauce.
Recipe by Paula Deen Magazine at https://pauladeenmagazine.com/slow-cooker-sweet-tea-pulled-pork/