This Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork recipe will be perfect for an easy weeknight meal. Or add your pork to some slider rolls for some mini sandwiches to enjoy at a summer picnic. Just a couple of ingredients and a bit of time in the Crock-Pot and your pork is tender and tasty.
Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork
We have added soda to our Slow Cooker Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork and Coke to our Slow Cooker Coke Ribs quite frequently. This time around, we decided to add Coca-Cola to our pulled pork. I am super excited that we gave it a try.
This Coke adds for a nice flavor to the pulled pork and this Crock-pot meal was just so super simple to make. I knew if I added Coke, my entire family would enjoy. Yes, they have quite the addiction to Coca-Cola specifically.
Every time we have cooked with soda, the flavors are amazing. It’s so wild to think that soda can add as much flavor as it does.
This recipe was so good that we have decided to make a crock for our July 4th BBQ. This stuff is so good on a slider roll with a bit of bbq sauce.
Grab yourself a pork shoulder, some Coke, and a few spices. You can toss this in the slow cooker and let it cook all day. No need to be in the kitchen cooking for hours.
INGREDIENTS
Whole Pork Shoulder Roast
12 oz Coke
1 tbsp Onion Powder
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1 tbsp Black Pepper
1 tbsp Kosher Salt
1 bottle BBQ Sauce
DIRECTIONS
Remove any thick slabs of pure fat from outside of roast.
Whisk spices together and rub over surface of roast.
Place roast in slow cooker.
Pour Coke over roast.
Cover and set on high for 5 hours or low for 10 hours.
Remove from slow cooker (Meat should basically be falling apart.
Remove bones and discard.
Discard all but 1/2 cup of juices from slow cooker.
Shred meat using 2 forks.
Return shredded meat to slow cooker,
Add reserved juices and BBQ sauce to slow cooker and mix well.
Set on low and cover for 30 minutes before serving.
Do you have a favorite recipe that has soda as an ingredient?
Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- Whole Pork Shoulder Roast
- 12 oz Coke
- 1 tbsp Onion Powder
- 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1 bottle BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Remove any thick slabs of pure fat from outside of roast.
- Whisk spices together and rub over surface of roast.
- Place roast in slow cooker.
- Pour Coke over roast.
- Cover and set on high for 5 hours or low for 10 hours.
- Remove from slow cooker (Meat should basically be falling apart.
- Remove bones and discard.
- Discard all but 1/2 cup of juices from slow cooker.
- Shred meat using 2 forks.
- Return shredded meat to slow cooker,
- Add reserved juices and BBQ sauce to slow cooker and mix well.
- Set on low and cover for 30 minutes before serving.
Check out these other great recipes that I have shared that include soda in the ingredient lists…
Cass
Kids love it, adults love it. It’s been a hit in this household.
Sarah
How many pounds is used in this recipe?
Laker
Great recipe. Have made it several times. But……why won’t you answer your readers’ real questions?
Mari
With the amount of ads that litter the site, I sincerely doubt the author really pays attention to the comments, unfortunately. Either that or they’re simply too busy in the kitchen to sit down and read the comments.
Jen
I apologize, I do get to questions when I can. I am a full-time mom of 5 (two with special needs). I get VERY busy trying to keep up with everything here on the blog. I try to take time each day to get to questions on the blog and on social media. I am sorry if I did not get to answering some of these questions.
Kelly
This is such a family favorite at our house! Was wondering if you have any tips on cooking this in the oven for a larger bach. We have a family reunion coming up and I want to bring this!!
gavin northover
we have just finished cooking our pulled pork from our slow cooker and so far smells great looks fantastic just the proof of aeting it
Brittany
Can you use Coke Zero or Cherry Coke Zero?
Christian
I wouldn’t you want the sugar from the coke to penetrate the meat. Im not sure aspartame would have the same flavor
Traci
Can you substitute a different soda if you don’t have coke?
Rhonda Gales
Your Pulled Pork recipe looks amazing. I’ll be Pinning your recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Dee | Grammy's Grid
Thanks so much for allowing me to share your recipe with my readers in my post – 12 TASTY GAME DAY RECIPES!
Luann
Is the barbecue sauce necessary? Would it be just as good in just the juices from cooking?
Karen ticcioni
Excellent easy recipe,thank you very much!!!
Katie Smith
This was an excellent recipe, I added a little chilli powder for a bit of kick and it sits nicely with some coleslaw on a brioche bun. Thanks for this! Will be adding this little beauty to my recipe book.
Mary
Hi, is there a certain size pork shoulder to use for this recipe? How many pounds should it weigh?
Thanks