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Slow-Cooker Sweet Tea Pulled Pork

Makes 8 to 10 servings
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 4-pound bone-in pork shoulder
  • ⅓ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1½ tablespoons loose tea from 1 family-size tea bag
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 large yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic smashed
  • 4 cups brewed tea
  • Peach-Sweet Tea Barbecue Sauce recipe follows

Method
 

  1. Place pork in a slow cooker. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, salt, loose tea, black pepper, garlic, and red pepper; sprinkle over all sides of pork shoulder. Add onion and garlic to slow cooker; pour brewed tea over pork and vegetables. Cover and cook on high until meat is fork tender, about 5 hours.
  2. Remove from slow cooker, reserving cooking liquid; shred meat with 2 forks. Add cooking liquid as desired for extra flavor and moisture. Serve with Peach-Sweet Tea Barbecue Sauce.