This easy recipe for Crock Pot Boston Butt is fall-apart-tender, flavorful and juicy because of the unique braising liquid, the chipotles in adobo sauce, and a few of my easy cooking techniques.
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Ingredients
8 - 10pounds boneless Boston Butt roast, cut into 4 large hunks May substitute any pork butt roast or pork shoulder rost
Spice Rub
2tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
2tablespoons smoked paprika
1 tablespoon mild chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1tablespoon kosher salt
2teaspoons black pepper
1tablespoonwater
Aromatics
1medium white or yellow onionchopped
8cloves garlicminced
Cooking Liquids
1/2cuphoney
1/2cupcider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2cupchicken broth
2tablespoons minced chipotles in adobo sauce or more to taste, if you prefer added heat
Instructions
Prepare the Pork
Into a large greased slow cooker, place the hunks of the Boston Butt pork roast.
8 - 10 pounds boneless Boston Butt roast, cut into 4 large hunks
In a medium mixing bowl, make the spice rub by combining the oil with all the spices, brown sugar and water.
2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil , 2 tablespoons smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon mild chili powder , 2 teaspoons ground cumin , 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar , 1 tablespoon kosher salt, 2 teaspoons black pepper, 1 tablespoon water
Using your hands or a spoon, spread the spice rub all over the top of the chunks of pork in the slow cooker.
Top the pork with the chopped onions and minced garlic.
1 medium white or yellow onion, 8 cloves garlic
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the honey, vinegar, ketchup, broth, and chipotles. Slowly pour this mixture around the exterior of the pork chunks.
1/2 cup chicken broth, 1/2 cup honey, 1/2 cup cider vinegar , 1/2 cup ketchup , 2 tablespoons minced chipotles in adobo sauce
Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook the pork on high for 1-2 hours to really get things rolling along. Reduce the cooking temperature to low and continue to cook the pork for an additional 3-4 hours, or until the meat is very tender when tested with a fork. (The pork should be nearly falling apart when it's fully done, 195 degrees F. at the center of the pork.)
Using a slotted spoon, remove the pork chunks to a platter. Let the cooking juices and fat cool slightly, then remove them from the slow cooker.
Return the cooked pork to the slow cooker. Use two forks to shred the fork by gently pulling them away from each other as you insert them into the pork chunks. The pork should fall easily apart as you shred the meat. If desired, pour some of the cooking juices over the shredded meat when serving.