Slow Cooker Asian Pulled Pork
Delicious, savory Asian pulled pork...all cooked up in your slow cooker! Piled up on fresh cooked rice or stuffed into a crisp lettuce leaf, it's loaded with familiar delicious Asian flavors and will become one of your favorite meals!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 lbs. pork shoulder/butt/collar roast
- 1/3 cup soy sauce ((tamari or liquid aminos for gluten-free))
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 cloves garlic, (finely minced or grated)
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tapioca starch ((cornstarch okay))
- 2 tablespoon cold water
- Sesame seeds
- Chopped green onions
- Sliced chili peppers
- Chili sauce
Instructions
- 1
Cut pork roast into 4 large chunks and place into a large ziploc bag.
- 2
In a bowl or measuring cup, combine all the marinade ingredients. Add to the pork in the bag.
- 3
Seal the ziploc bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Marinate in the fridge overnight.
- 4
Place pork and marinade in your slow cooker pot and cook on High for 4-6 hours or Low for 10-12 hours.
- 5
Remove pork chunks to a bowl and use two forks to shred/pull the meat apart.
- 6
Transfer all the liquid from the slow cooker to a stove pot and heat over medium heat until just beginning to bubble.
- 7
Combine tapioca starch (or cornstarch) and water and stir well to create a slurry.
- 8
Stir the starch slurry into the sauce in the pot to thicken. Remove from heat.
- 9
Add 1 cup of the sauce to the pulled pork and mix well. Reserve the rest of the sauce in a dish to be served on the side.
- 10
Serve with rice or in lettuce wraps. Top with sesame seeds, chopped green onions, chili peppers, chili sauce, if desired.