Italian Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker)

Italian Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker)

Ingredients

• 2-3 lbs pound pork shoulder
• 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2-3 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 can (12 oz) of good beer
• 1 tablespoon cherry peppers
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 ½ cups diced tomatoes

Directions

Take the pork and rub with half the olive oil then season with salt and pepper.

In a bowl combine chicken broth, beer, cherry peppers, garlic, oregano, basil, thyme, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes and stir together; add to slow cooker and set on HIGH.

Heat a skillet with the remaining olive oil.  Add the pork to the skillet and brown all sides of the pork.

Add the pork to the slow cooker; then add onions to the top.

Cover the cooker, set it on HIGH, and cook for 4 hours. Set the cooker on LOW and cook until the meat is very tender, at least another 1 hours (5 hours total).

Transfer the pork to a bowl, cover lightly, and let rest 15 minutes.

Pull the meat apart with 2 forks or your fingers.

Scoop the cooked onions out of the crock pot and ladle one to two spoons of the remaining juice from the crock pot into the pork.

Gently toss the meat and onions together and set aside.

Salt and Pepper to taste.

Serve on a sandwich or toss with your favorite pasta and sauce.