Pulled pork sliders are a popular dish found on the menu of many restaurants. Easy to eat and a little less messy than when piled onto a huge hamburger bun, you still get all the great taste, albeit in smaller form. This smaller form is beneficial in that you can eat more of them without any of the guilt! Make pulled pork sliders at home in the slow cooker by using the recipe that follows.
This recipe starts with making traditional pulled pork. A pork shoulder is placed into a slow cooker with very little seasoning and is set to cook for several hours. Then it's just a matter of pulling the pork apart and adding a bottle of prepared barbecue sauce, because there should never be extra work when using your slow cooker. Top with coleslaw if you wish, then pile it all high on slider buns!
How to Make Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sliders
12 sliders
5 minutes
7 hours, 30 minutes
7 hours, 35 minutes
1 pork shoulder roast, 3 to 4 pounds
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup water
1 1/2 cups prepared barbecue sauce
1 package coleslaw mix
1 1/2 cups coleslaw dressing
12 slider buns
Generously season pork shoulder with salt and pepper and place in a 6-quart slow cooker with the water.
Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
Remove pork from slow cooker and drain any liquids that have accumulated.
Shred pork using two forks, discarding large pieces of fat. Place meat back into the slow cooker.
Pour prepared barbecue sauce over the meat and stir well to incorporate.
Place lid back on slow cooker and cook on low for another 30 minutes, until the pork and sauce are both heated through.
While barbecue sauce is warming, mix coleslaw mix with coleslaw dressing in a large bowl.
When pork is ready, pile onto slider buns and top with dressed coleslaw.