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Easy peasy pulled pork

Easy peasy pulled pork shredded on a wooden cutting board with a large meat fork and a small bowl of sauce.
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 480 minutes
Serves: 8
Gluten free
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Dairy free
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Nut free
Easy peasy pulled pork shredded on a wooden cutting board with a large meat fork and a small bowl of sauce.
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Ingredients

2kg pork shoulder (bone in), skin scored
4 cloves garlic, sliced thickly
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 cup water or reduced-salt chicken stock*

* Gluten free if using a gluten free stock

Savvy swaps

You can swap:

Chicken stock
Vegetable stock

Tips

  • Pork goes well with different fruits and vegetables – have with apple sauce or roasted apple or pear and plenty of roasted veg like pumpkin, carrot and sweet potato. 
  • Pork provides Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 supports your immune system. 
  • This recipe is a good source of protein. 

  • You can freeze leftovers by placing in a freezer bag with just a little of the cooking liquid. Be sure to squeeze out all of the excess air.  
  • Use leftovers as a sandwich or wrap filling, in salads, or in lettuce cups with coleslaw for a light meal. 

  • Pork shoulder is a less expensive cut of meat. 

Method

Step 1
With a small knife make small slits in the pork flesh and insert a piece of garlic in each slit.

Step 2
Combine the spices and rub all over the pork.

Step 3
Place onion on the base of a slow cooker.

Step 4
Add the pork and stock and cook covered on low for 8 hours or until the pork falls off the bone.

Step 5
Remove the skin and fat and discard. Shred meat with two forks. Add back some cooking liquid to moisten the pork.

Food safety tip: if you are taking leftovers for lunch, pork needs to be kept cold so pack an ice brick. 

Tips

  • Pork goes well with different fruits and vegetables – have with apple sauce or roasted apple or pear and plenty of roasted veg like pumpkin, carrot and sweet potato. 
  • Pork provides Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 supports your immune system. 
  • This recipe is a good source of protein. 

  • You can freeze leftovers by placing in a freezer bag with just a little of the cooking liquid. Be sure to squeeze out all of the excess air.  
  • Use leftovers as a sandwich or wrap filling, in salads, or in lettuce cups with coleslaw for a light meal. 

  • Pork shoulder is a less expensive cut of meat. 

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