Need an easy dinner recipe that you can prep in 10 minutes and then leave to cook all day while you head off to work? This Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Alabama White Barbecue Sauce is a simple Crock Pot meal that's perfect for busy weeknights or potluck parties with friends!
Barbecue is one of our favorite meals around here. Keith absolutely loves it, and he has passed that obsession onto our boys!
We've tried everything from smoked pork, roasted brisket, shredded chicken, and just about anything else that can be bar-b-que'd. And the sauces! We don't discriminate between Memphis BBQ, Texas BBQ, North Carolina BBQ, or any other homemade concoction that comes our way.
Alabama White Barbecue Sauce
So when Aunt Bee recently sent me a recipe for Alabama White Barbecue Sauce, it instantly grabbed my attention. How was there possibly a type of barbecue out there that we hadn't already tried?!
If you're like us and you're not familiar with Alabama White Barbecue Sauce on your pulled pork, then your mind is about to be BLOWN.
This mayonnaise-based sauce is the perfect combination of creamy, acidic, slightly sweet, and perfectly spiced. Basically, it's a dream -- and it's going to change your barbecue game!
This pulled pork is the type of meal that I love to serve on evenings when I know that I'll be out of the house for the day.
There's nothing better than walking in the door tired and hungry, only to be greeted by the aroma of a Southern comfort food supper that's just waiting for you on the counter.
After 8 to 10 hours in the Crock Pot, this meat is so tender and juicy that it literally just falls apart. You shred it with two forks, pile it high on a bun (or salad), and spoon a generous amount of creamy White Barbecue Sauce over top.
Seriously, Aunt Bee knows her stuff when it comes to easy recipes, and this Slow Cooker Pulled Pork is no exception!
Cook's Tips - Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Cooking for a Smaller Family? This meat freezes really well! I like to package leftovers in individual containers, label them, and stash them in the freezer for later meals. The pulled pork is delicious served on sandwich rolls, but it also works well on salads, in baked potatoes, in quesadillas, or on pizza! Get creative and enjoy the leftovers in a variety of ways!
Want to Prep Ahead? The Alabama White Barbecue Sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Give it a stir just before serving to make sure that all of the seasoning is evenly distributed again. You can also prepare the spice rub in advance so that it's even faster to get the pork in the slow cooker in the morning!
More Pork Recipes To Try;
- 4-Ingredient Pork Loin Roast
- Mustard and Brown Sugar Baked Pork Tenderloin
- Garlic & Herb Grilled Pork Kabobs
- Honey Garlic Dijon Pork Tenderloin Marinade
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Alabama White Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
For the pork:
- 1 large yellow onion thinly sliced
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt plus more as needed
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 4-½- to 5-pound boneless or bone-in pork shoulder (or pork butt)
- For the Sauce:
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Juice from 1 lemon
Instructions
- To prepare the sauce: place all ingredients in a large bowl and whisk until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use (it will stay good in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks).
- Place the onion and garlic in the bottom of a large slow cooker. Pour chicken broth over the onions and garlic.
- In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, chili powder, salt, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Pat the pork dry with paper towels. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork and place the meat on top of the onions and garlic. Cover and cook until the pork is fork tender, about 6 to 8 hours on high or 8 to 10 hours on low.
- Turn off the slow cooker and remove the pork to a cutting board. Use two forks to shred the meat, discarding any large pieces of fat.
- Serve the pulled pork on sandwich rolls, on salad, or stuffed into baked potatoes. Spoon Alabama White Barbecue Sauce over top!
Notes
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I made this on my birthday and everyone likes it. They came back for seconds and thirds until it vanished. Still get asked about it. Delicious food!
Thanks, Megan!
I an totally intrigued by this white sauce! I'm going to have to try it out!
Thanks, Kristy! It's so tasty!
The apple cider vinegar is completely overwhelming the sauce hoe can I fix it
Hi! If you don't care for a vinegar-based barbecue sauce, you can definitely counter that "tang" by just adding more mayonnaise to taste. Hope that helps!
That sauce sounds amazing and the pulled pork looks perfect, definitely making this asap!
This looks good! I'm going through a phase again where im trying new types of recipes. I am wondering if i could use the light brown sugar instead of dark? would it dramatically alter the taste? I love apple cider vinegar it has so many uses so i was glad o see it used in this recipe. I use it to make dressing and as a mini acid peel for my face works well in cleaning too!
Hi, Gina! Yes, you can use light brown sugar. Enjoy!
Hi! Made this yesterday. Pork was great. Is the sauce recipe correct though? It turned out very thin and VERY sharp so wondering if it should not be 1 whole cup of vinegar.
Hi, Anna Beth! That recipe is correct, since the sauce is supposed to be a thinner, vinegar-based sauce that's similar to a creamy version of the vinegar-based North Carolina barbecue sauce. That said, you can certainly adjust the amounts to your liking. If you want a thicker sauce, just cut back the vinegar to taste and you'll get more of that mayonnaise consistency. Glad you liked the pork! 🙂
The recipe for the meat is wonderful. Since there's only 3 of us, I used pork tenderloin instead of the pork shoulder. It was awesome and so tender, it fell apart when I took it out of the slow cooker! The sauce is the reason I only gave it 3 stars. It was HORRIBLE! Even though I had cut the vinegar in half, and only used a little lemon juice, you could really taste those flavors and nothing else. Thankfully, the sauce is made separately, so the meat wasn't lost to it. After first tasting the sauce, and all of us agreeing we woudn't be using it, I just dumped it, and we went with bottled bbq sauce.
I thank you for this recipe. Me & my husband loves it & it's just us 2, but I ßtill used a whole pork shoulder and the sauce. I had to use white sugar instead of the brown sugar. I first made this for our wedding reception & everyone loved it.
That's amazing, Elizabeth! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me a note!