Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

Ingredients

• 1 bone-in pork shoulder roast , 5 pound
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper , or to taste
• 1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1.5 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1

   Place pork shoulder into a slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour vinegar around the pork. Cover, and cook on Low for 12 hours. Pork should easily pull apart into strands.

2. 2

   Remove pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones. Strain off the liquid, reserving 2 cups (discard any extra). Shred pork using tongs or two forks, and return to the slow cooker.

3. 3

   Stir brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved liquid. Mix into pork in the slow cooker.

4. 4

   Cover and keep on Low setting until serving.