Slow-Cooker North Carolina Pulled Pork

Name: Slow-Cooker North Carolina Pulled Pork
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, paprika; 3 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, chili powder; 1 tablespoon, ground cumin; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 3 , smoked ham hocks; 1 , boneless pork butt (Boston butt), 5 to 6 pounds, prepared as shown in photos 1 and 2; 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 cup, cider vinegar; 3/4 cup, ketchup; 3 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, hickory or mesquite liquid smoke; , Salt and pepper; , Tabasco sauce for serving

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2005

SERVES8 to 10

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a recipe for pulled pork that we could make easily in a slow cooker. For the most flavor we used a fatty Boston butt cut in this recipe. We added ham hocks to the cooking liquid to get that authentic North Carolina pulled pork fla...

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