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Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches: 5-Hour Recipe for 8 Servings

This slow-cooker pulled pork recipe combines a 4-pound pork shoulder with barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and spices for a tangy glaze. It yields 8 sandwiches in about 5 hours on high, with toasted buttered buns and 528 calories per serving.

Rip Moss • Published: 2026-09-30 Updated: 2026-09-30

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A 4-pound pork shoulder roast cooked with barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar forms the base of a slow-cooker pulled pork sandwich recipe that yields eight servings. The recipe calls for 15 minutes of prep and about five hours of cooking on the high setting, or 10 to 12 hours on low, until the pork shreds easily with a fork.

The ingredient list combines 1 cup barbecue sauce, ½ cup apple cider vinegar and ½ cup chicken broth with ¼ cup light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon each of yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce and chili powder, one chopped extra-large onion, two crushed garlic cloves and 1½ teaspoons dried thyme. A teaspoon of vegetable oil goes into the slow cooker first.

After cooking, the pork is removed and shredded with two forks, then returned to the slow cooker and stirred into the juices. The recipe instructs home cooks to butter both halves of eight split hamburger buns and toast them butter-side down in a skillet over medium heat until golden brown. The pulled pork is then spooned into the toasted buns.

Timing and Nutrition at a Glance

The total time from start to finish is listed as 5 hours 15 minutes when using the high setting. Each serving provides 528 calories, 23 grams of fat, 46 grams of carbohydrates and 32 grams of protein, according to the recipe's nutrition facts.

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