Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Cooked low and slow until it’s pulled apart tender, this super easy Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork is a favorite recipe of mine! Not only is it simple to make, but these hearty sandwiches are always a hit! Meaty, tangy, sweet, and perfect, grab some extra napkins for these sammies!
I love pulled pork, but smoking it can take all day, and you’re stuck waiting for it to finish. But if you use your Crock Pot, you can set it and forget it and feast on amazing pork when it’s done.
Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches
These slow cooker pulled pork sandwiches are one of my favorite make-ahead recipes mad with Coke. I can make the pork for them 2-3 days ahead of time and then chill it until I need to use it. I love using it in sandwiches, but the meaty pulled pork can be used in a variety of other ways, too. See all my suggestions below.
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I love making slow-cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches when we go camping. I slow cook the meat a day or two ahead of time, then chill the meat. Then, at the campsite, I just need to reheat the meat in a skillet over the fire and assemble the sandwiches. Delicious! And, everything tastes better when you eat outside!
Coca-Cola is the secret ingredient in this recipe. The sweetness and acidity of the Coke help tenderize and flavor the meat, and the result is amazingly delicious!
If you’re planning a cookout, are going camping, or need something delicious that you can prep ahead of time, these slow cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches are perfect for you!
Why I love this recipe
- It’s an economical way to feed a crowd. You use pork shoulder in this recipe, which is often quite inexpensive for the amount of meat you get.
- Set it and forget it! It’ll take between 6-8 hours to cook, so go to work or run your errands while it cooks. This is the best kind of cooking!
- This pulled pork is amazing on sandwiches, but you can use it in so many other ways, too! See all my suggestions below in the Serving Suggestions section.
Gather these ingredients
- Pork shoulder Boston butt blade roast – About 5-5.5 pounds, bone-in. Size isn’t so important, so a cut that’s a little bit larger or smaller is fine. As long as it’ll fit in your slow cooker!
- Salt and pepper
- Onion – 1 large onion, sliced.
- Diced green chilis – 1 7-ounce can.
- Coca-Cola – You’ll need about 16 ounces.
- Sriracha sauce – use 1/2 cup or more (depending on the spice level).
- Rolls – Or sandwich buns, about 8.
How to make the best slow cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches
- Season the pork liberally with salt and pepper.
- Place the sliced onions at the bottom of your Crock Pot or slow cooker, then set the seasoned pork on top.
- Pour the green chilis and Coca-Cola over the top of the meat, then cover it.
- Cook on high for 6-8 hours or until the meat is pull-apart tender and falling off the bone.
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker and take out the bone and visible fat.
- Use forks to shred the meat, then serve it on top of buns with your favorite barbeque sauce and more Sriracha on the side.
- Enjoy!
Tips & substitutions
- You can use a boneless pork shoulder, too, and if you’re pressed for time and don’t have 8 hours, you can cut it into chunks so it’ll cook faster.
- Strain the juices and add the slow-cooked onions to your sandwiches. Delicious!
- If you’re making this ahead of time, reserve about 1 cup of the cooking liquid and add it to the pork when storing it in the fridge. This will help keep it moist. Then, just heat the meat and juice, strain the liquid, and serve.
Serving suggestions
Pulled pork sandwiches are always amazing! Top them with coleslaw, BBQ sauce, or even more Sriracha. You can also use the pork in tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. Or, add it to mac and cheese, nachos, or even pita crackers! Serve your slow cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches with a side salad like a green salad with a chili-lime vinaigrette, a hearty quinoa-arugula salad, or my favorite potato salad. Or, if you love a good slaw, try this Buttermilk Cole Slaw.
Storage
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. You can also freeze your leftover pulled pork. Pack it in a freezer-safe container or plastic bag for up to 3 months. Then just thaw and serve!
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Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 pound pork shoulder Boston butt blade roast, bone in
- Salt and pepper
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 7 oz can diced green chiles
- 2 8 oz bottles Coca-Cola
- ½ cup sriracha sauce, or more if needed for a kick!
- 1 dozen rolls or sandwich buns
Instructions
- Season the pork shoulder liberally with salt and pepper.
- Place the sliced onions on the bottom of the crock pot. Place pork on top. Pour green chiles and Coca-Cola on top. Cover and cook on high for 6 – 8 hours.
- Remove pork from slow cooker; remove the bone and fat and use forks to shred the meat.
- Serve on top of buns with favorite barbecue sauce or more sriracha sauce on the side!
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We spend summer weekends at our cabin with our extended family.
Shareable moments with family & friends is typically around a shared meal. Good & good wine (or a coca cola ?) always bring people together. Can’t wait to try this pulled pork recipe.
Our family is large enough that every meal is now a potluck meal. Life is less formal that way, but it’s always fun to outdo our last dish!
We always celebrate by being together, usually a meal sometimes just sharing time.
Friday night board games are pretty cool for us :)
now I want to go camping! My mouth is watering for this pulled pork even at 6am!!
Thanks for the recipe friend!!
I love getting both sides of the family together to share a meal. It’s a wonderful blessing for my husband and I to have parents who get a long with each other.
I love picnics so in the summer we go on picnics and in the winter lots of good southern food in the dinning room.
Hi Friend, you know how we do it up here on the hill…
Twinkling city lights for our backdrop, rustic tables and al fresco eating; rustling palms and wild turkey gobbles for music and always a good red to go with….
Potluck is one of my favorite entertainment ideals. Especially when the RE is on the guest list. Having friends bring one thing to share is creative inspiration for a foodie. We love to wag our heads to popping taste buds and then….our feet do a little happy-food-dance.
Love to have bbq’s and potlucks with friends and family. Potlucks are my favorite because you get to enjoy and sample so many different dishes and recipes. I get asked to make my potato salad quite often…really really good – my Mother’s recipe that I’ve tweaked a tad.
Well because our family is spread out all over the United States, we often celebrate sharable moments with special Skype or FaceTime calls! And of course we send lots of pictures. But with friends close by, we love informal gatherings that allow all the small children to run free and give the adults a chance to eat whenever they have a kid-free moment! This means lots of serve-yourself-style meals and disposable plates and always something the kids “won’t like” so that there is sure to be enough for the adults :)
One of our best family celebrations involves a craw dad catching competition and potluck. We’ve been doing this every year on the 4th of July for 20+ years. :-)
In my family, sharable moments are celebrated with laughter, food, and adventure!
We celebrate shareable moments by simply re-telling our favorite memories, which inevitably means lots of laughter. Laughter creates happy memories and is the best gift to share with friends and family.
We like to have pot luck suppers and everyone brings their favorite food to make. Picnic tables, good food and family make for the best times.
We love to entertain down by our lake with friends and family and of course good food.
We love to entertain at our ranch and that always includes lots of good homemade food and some delicious beverages.
Definitely going to try this recipe tonight! Looks fabulous!! I love making memories with my kids helping me in the kitchen and teaching them that food is always best when shared with friends and family!!
I can’t wait to make this pulled pork… looks amazing! We like to celebrated by having family bbqs!
Love to celebrate with family gathering and family camping!
Is that 1/2 cup of Srirache sauce or what? I have made this with Root Beer and it is tasty!
I love sharing a meal – there is not other way to connect with people and bring community – food is fun and celebration – can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Your personalized Coke bottles are so fun. We need to camp with you sometime.
I’m pretty sure Eric would go crazy over these sandwiches. And that slaw on top looks fabulous!
My family has lots of traditions. We have our week in the Berkshires, sometimes little weekends in Vermont. Eric’s family is all about the Cape, and that’s where we’ve started to celebrate our milestones. We’ve been doing an annual trip with friends to the Cape house around the time of our anniversary and his birthday. Seems like the perfect way to celebrate.
Yum…looks good. I love prepping stuff ahead of time, whether camping (which we haven’t done in years), or going to a vacation home…prepping ahead leaves more time for fun and less work.