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Kansas City Molasses Pulled Pork on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Kansas City Molasses Pulled Pork

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 9 hours
Servings: 10
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 1/2 lbs boneless pork shoulder cut into 3 pieces
  • 2 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Method
 

  1. Mix salt, paprika, chili powder, and black pepper; rub over pork.
  2. Put onion in a 6-quart slow cooker; arrange pork over it.
  3. Whisk ketchup, molasses, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire, and dry mustard until smooth.
  4. Stir 1/3 cup sauce into broth; pour around meat. Refrigerate remaining sauce.
  5. Cover; cook on low 8 to 8 1/2 hours until shoulder pulls apart without resistance.
  6. Simmer reserved sauce in a saucepan 8 minutes while transferring, defatting, and shredding pork.
  7. Return meat to cooker with 1/2 cup skimmed juices and enough warm sauce to coat. Serve remaining sauce alongside.