This Savory Crock Pot Pork Shoulder recipe is so simple that you will not believe it is possible for it to be so flavorful! So if you need a mouth watering recipe that will feed your family for days, this recipe is for you!
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How to Make Savory Pork Shoulder in a Slow Cooker
Aunt Lou here.
We love the generic teriyaki pineapple marinade from our local grocery store (it is a Ruler Foods store if anyone has one near them). We have used it on many things with great results. So this weekend when Michael started using his culinary imagination, he decided to use our favorite marinade in this simple recipe.
The remainder of the ingredients in this Savory Crock Pot Pork Shoulder recipe make this a true dump and go recipe. This makes it a great recipe to throw together in the morning! It is also a long cooking recipe, so that makes it great for those days when you need a longer cooking time.
This recipe uses a pork shoulder, so they are generally larger pieces of meat. So, you will have many servings with this recipe. That makes it great if you have a large family or if you are making a meal for a large group. However, if you don’t have a large family or group to feed, the leftovers are just as delicious as the first night. That will make it a great way to stretch your grocery dollars to feed your family through the week. You can put it on bread for a sandwich for lunch and then pair it up with some yummy veggies to use it for supper that night!
When purchasing your pork shoulder, keep in mind the size of slow cooker you have. These are larger pieces of meat. You need to make sure that you can fit it inside your crock pot and be able to put the lid on it securely.
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What Other Home Cooks are Saying About Savory Crock Pot Pork Shoulder
“Reader Linda says: “”This was unbelievably delicious! I somewhat altered the recipe using ingredients I had on hand. Also, cooked for 8 hours one day, then 4 more the second day, shredded and kept on warm until supper. Served with stir fried rice for a most flavorful dinner.”
Linda
“This was fantastic, my sister came across it and shared it with me. I went to bed after dinner mind you, and I was thinking about it’s juicy flavor and it’s salty sweet mixture that make it the perfect combo. Woke up and was still thinking about it!! My mother-in -law does not eat much meat, oh she ate this one! And was commenting how wonderful it is! The meat is soooo tender sooo juicy…I am sooo glad I tried this recipe it’s going on my family tradition cook book.”
Eli
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Savory Crock Pot Pork Shoulder
Ingredients
- 7 lb Pork Shoulder Roast
- 12 oz Teriyaki Pineapple Marinade
- 2 cups apple juice
- 2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 2 teaspoons seasoned meat tenderizer
Instructions
- Place your pork shoulder roast in a 6-quart slow cooker
- Pour your marinade and apple juice over the top of your pork shoulder roast
- Sprinkle your meat tenderizer, garlic salt, salt and pepper evenly on top
- Add your minced garlic and lightly press it into your pork shoulder roast
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, until your meat is tender (if possible, turn your meat over around 6-8 hours in to cooking)
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- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Nutrition
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Oh my goodness, this was delicious! Only thing I didn’t have was the teriyaki marinade so used a raspberry marinade that I had on hand. Excellent!
Oh yum! Now I want to try it with a Raspberry Marinade! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
This was unbelievably delicious! I somewhat altered the recipe using ingredients I had on hand. Also, cooked for 8 hours one day, then 4 more the second day, shredded and kept on warm until supper. Served with stir fried rice for a most flavorful dinner.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe! It makes our day to hear when our readers really like a recipe we have posted. Thanks for letting us know!
This was fantastic, my sister came across it and shared it with me. I went to bed after dinner mind you, and I was thinking about it’s juicy flavor and it’s salty sweet mixture that make it the perfect combo. Woke up and was still thinking about it!!
My mother-in -law does not eat much meat oh she ate this one! And was commenting how wonderful it is!
The meat is soooo tener sooo juicy If your meat is not falling apart, “you DID something wrong”.
If it’s to dry? You DID something wrong.
If you are Leary about garlic salt? You probably didn’t try making the recipe.
Sorry for any grammar errors English is not my first language. But I feel very strongly about this recipe.
If it’s too sweet? You should have put more soy sauce.
I am sooo glad I tried this recipe it’s going on my family tradition cook book
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe so much Eli! Thank you for taking the time to leave such kind words for us. We love hearing when our readers like one of our recipes!
Between the pineapple teriyaki and the apple juice, there’s too much sugar and the effect is sweet sugared meat. The teriyaki adds minimal acid and garlic salt is always a red flag.
Hi Douglas,
We understand that every recipe will not be everyone’s cup of tea. I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe as much as we do. However, I hope you find a recipe you love in our over 1000 recipes.
Aunt Lou
I made this last night and was very disappointed. The flavor was great but it was very tough. I used a 4 lb pork shoulder with no bone so I used slightly less liquid than called for by the recipe. Is the liquid mixture supposed to totally cover the meat during the cook time?
I’m so sorry to hear that it was tough Laura. It sounds like your slow cooker cooks a little cooler than mine and your roast needed to cook a little longer. Next time, try cooking it longer and checking it as you go.
~Aunt Lou
Just from the ingredients it looks so good. Is this the boneless pork shoulder or with bone. It doesn’t state.
Hi Cookster!
We used a bone-in pork shoulder. The meat fell off the bone! It is so good! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Aunt Lou