Hawaiian Paleo Pulled Pork

As I mentioned yesterday, I made 2 solid new recipes on Saturday for our potluck dinner, the Bacon & Yam dish I blogged about yesterday, and a slow cooker pulled pork recipe.  I usually make another version of slow cooker pulled pork, but decided to switch it up.  This one is less smokey, more salty, and has the obvious addition of the oh-so-loved BACON!

This was super easy, and only 4 ingredients!

Here’s what I did:

I placed 3 pieces of bacon across the bottom of the slow cooker, and then salted the pork roast.  I used a pork shoulder, also called a pork butt.  I rubbed Hawaiian smoked garlic sea salt all over the roast and placed it on top of the bacon slices.

I put about 6 cloves of garlic in the cooker – if there was a fold in the meat, I put it inside.  And then I placed 3 more slices of bacon on top.

I put the slow cooker on low overnight, and checked it in the morning.  Normally I would remove the excess fat, and shred the pork in the morning, and then put it on low for another 8-10 hours while I’m at work.  I was worried about the salt in the liquid, so I didn’t shred it, just back it back on low.  Next time, I would take the roast out, empty the liquids and shred it, in the am.

Either way, it turned out delicious, and I will definitely be making it again!  Oh, and if you are wondering, the bacon just shreds into the pork, and is a nice addition, that you don’t even notice.  We really love our slow cooker pulled pork, so having 2 options is great!

xoxo

-S