Slow Cooker Cherry Coke Pulled Pork
Serves 10
10 mins prep
300 mins cook
15 mins Additional Time
325 mins total
Super juicy, smoky, tangy-and-sweet pulled pork that is just bursting with flavor and moisture thanks to Cherry Coke and barbecue sauce! The EASIEST recipe because your Crock-Pot does all the work! Perfect for Memorial Day, Father's Day, barbecues, potlucks, game day events, and more.
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To a small bowl, add the brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, liquid smoke, pepper, and stir to combine.
Place the pork in a large 6 to 7-quart slow cooker with the fat cap up. Tip - This acts as a natural basting device and keeps the pork super moist and flavorful.
Evenly press the spice rub mixture evenly over all sides of the pork using clean hands.
Evenly pour the Sweet Baby Ray's over the pork.
Evenly and slowly stream the Cherry Coca Cola over the top.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 5 to 6 hours on HIGH or for 8 to 10 hours on LOW. Tips - Start checking for doneness about 1 hour earlier than the recommended cooking time. As mentioned in the blog post, there are a wide range of internal temperatures listed online for when pork is done, but the best clue for doneness is that when you insert a fork into the pork, that it inserts with very little resistance and you can see the pork is ready to easily just pull or fall apart. You can also insert a digital thermometer. I do this first, check to see that it's about 170F, and from there, go by the visual clues of it looking and feeling like it's ready to easily shred.
Allow the pork to rest on a cutting board for about 15 minutes.
Reserve the cooking juices and liquid that's in the bottom of the slow cooker. Tips - There will be about 1 to 2 cups, but if there is a lot more, you can potentially discard some of it (I don't) but reserve at least 1 to 2 cups (or to taste) because you will swirl the shredded pork around in it.**
Shred the pork with 2 forks, or just pull it apart with your fingers.
Place the shredded pork back into the slow cooker and stir it around so it absorbs the juices before serving as desired in sliders, sandwiches, tacos, etc. Alternatively, you can add additional straight barbecue sauce, as desired - either more as a drizzle/garnish, or stir the shredded pork around in some barbecue sauce.
Leftover pulled pork will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months. Reheat leftovers gently in the microwave. Tip - Check out my Pulled Pork Sliders and my Pulled Pork Tacos recipes for great ways to use your pulled pork. In those recipes I used "plain" Slow Cooker Pulled Pork but this Cherry Cola Pulled Pork will also be great.