The classic pulled pork recipe gets a spruced up sweet and savory twist with the peach BBQ sauce. Slow cook in the crock pot or Instant Pot and eat it more than once on salads, tacos or sandwiches.
Ingredients For Pulled Pork:
2 Tbsp chili powder
2 Tbsp coarse sea salt
2 Tbsp granulated garlic
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp dry mustard
4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed or 1 tsp dried
2 cups apple juice
Ingredients for Peach BBQ Sauce:
3 fresh ripe peaches
1 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses
2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions:
Season Pork Roast
Pat the shoulder roast dry and place on a flat pan
Mix together the dry rub ingredients
Coat all sides of the roast and rub in well
Let sit at room temp while you make the BBQ sauce
Make Peach BBQ Sauce
Wash peaches and slice into quarters, removing pit
Add all ingredients together in a small saucepan and heat
Simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat
Using a submersible blender puree the peaches into the sauce
Bring It All Together
Add apple juice to the bottom of your Crock Pot or Instant Pot, then place roast on top
Drizzle 1/2 the BBQ sauce over roast, reserving the other half for when you're ready to eat
Cook in Crock Pot 6-8 hours or Instant Pot 90 minutes. A general guideline for the Instant Pot is 20 minutes per pound, so a 3-4 lb roast would go 60-80 minutes. I like my roast to easily pull apart into succulent shreds, so I cook for 90 minutes total.