Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
Recipes Italian Main Dish Meal ideas Pork Slow Cooker
Description
Enjoy your pulled pork Italian style with this delicious recipe. It's simple to prepare in the slow cooker with a great spice rub on a pork butt, green peppers, onions
Ingredients
2 T. dried oregano
11⁄2 t. dried basil
11⁄2 t. coarse salt
1 t. garlic powder
1 t. ground black pepper
1 whole pork butt, about 31⁄2 - 41⁄2 lb.
2 T. olive oil
2 c. chopped onion
8.25 oz. chicken stock, divided
1⁄4 c. dry sherry
1 green bell pepper
3 T. cornstarch
hot cooked pasta of choice or egg noodles
Directions
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Wash bell peppers, discard tops and seeds, cut into thin strips.
In a small bowl, stir together oregano, basil, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Rub evenly over all sides of pork butt.
In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; add pork; cook until browned on all sides, about 15 minutes.
Line a 5 quart slow cooker with a slow cooker liner for easy clean up; lightly coat liner with non-stick cooking spray. Place onion in bottom the slow cooker; place pork on top of onions.
In 1 cup glass measuring cup, stir together 2⁄3 c. chicken stock and sherry; pour over pork. Cover; cook 8 hours on Low setting or 6 hours on High.
Remove pork from slow cooker; let stand 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together remaining chicken stock and cornstarch; whisk into liquid in slow cooker; stir in bell pepper strips. Increase heat to High; cook until mixture is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
Place pork on a cutting board or platter; use 2 forks to shred pork; discard excess fat and bones. Return pork to the slow cooker; stir shredded pork along with accumulated juices in the slow cooker.
Serve over hot pasta or egg noodles.
12 servings, without pasta