North Carolina Pork Sandwiches: Slow Cooker (Video)

Juicy shredded pork, flavored with tangy cider vinegar and pepper flakes, piled onto a bun with coleslaw and pickles. You’ll love these North Carolina pork sandwiches made in your slow cooker! This post was originally shared in 2009, but has been updated.

You might also like our slow cooker buffalo chicken sandwiches or grilled mesquite chicken sandwiches!

Watch our step by step video!

These sandwiches are so easy to make and make great leftovers! Our friends Brian and Nina introduced us to them years ago when we lived in Alaska. Brian was from North Carolina and these pork sandwiches were one of their favorite meals to make. They are slow cooked all day then seasoned with apple cider vinegar and red pepper flakes for a bit of tanginess and spice.

North Carolina BBQ

North Carolina bbq traditionally starts with a whole pig that has been slow cooked/smoked over coals for at least 12 hours. Once the meat is cooked and tender it is “chopped” and mixed in a vinegar and red pepper based sauce.

As you can see, our sandwiches are not true North Carolina BBQ, but are definitely easier to make! We’ll call them North Carolina “Style” sandwiches.

North Carolina Style Pork Sandwiches

ingredients

• pork shoulder roast (3 lbs)
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• red pepper flakes
• buns
• coleslaw
• pickles

Directions

1. Place a shoulder roast into a slow cooker with 1 cup of chicken broth. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours or LOW for 8-10 hours.
2. Remove pork (take bone out if necessary) and shred or chop pork. Return pork to slow cooker juices.
3. Pour 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar over pork and stir. It will be very juicy.
4. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes (to taste).

Serve on a bun with pickles and coleslaw. You can also drizzle with your favorite BBQ sauce.

North Carolina Style Pork Sandwiches Recipe

North Carolina Style Pork Sandwiches

Juicy shredded pork flavored with tangy cider vinegar and pepper flakes, piled onto a bun with coleslaw and pickles. You'll love these North Carolina pork sandwiches made in your slow cooker!

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 472kcal

Equipment

• slow cooker

Ingredients

• 1 pork shoulder roast 3 lbs
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (more to taste)
• 8 buns
• coleslaw
• pickles

Instructions

• Place a shoulder roast into a slow cooker with 1 cup of chicken broth. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours or LOW for 8-10 hours.
• Remove pork (take bone out if necessary) and shred or chop pork. Return pork to slow cooker juices. (You'll want to keep about 1 1/2 -2 cups of juice in the slow cooker---can discard the rest).
• Pour 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar over pork and stir. It will be very juicy.
• Sprinkle with red pepper flakes (to taste).
• Serve pork on buns with pickles and coleslaw.

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcal