Coca Cola Pulled Pork with Flame Tree BBQ Rub
Delicious sweet and smoky coca cola pulled pork with a BBQ rub inspired by Flame Tree Barbecue in WDW's Animal Kingdom. A must-try for any Flame Tree fan!
Equipment
- Slow cooker or Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg Pork shoulder or butt 3.3lbs
- 1 litre Coca Cola
- 120 ml BBQ Sauce* ½ cup
Flame Tree BBQ Rub
- 4 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar ¼ cup packed
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 2 tsp Cayenne or Chilli Pepper
- 2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin
Instructions
- Mix all the BBQ Rub ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Remove the pork shoulder from it's packaging and cut and discard the strings if it has been tied.
- Use a sharp knife to score a criss cross pattern across the skin then rub the spice mix all over the prok - makesure you get into all the crevices.
- Wrap the pork tightly in plastci wrap or foil and return to the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours, up to overnight.
- When ready to cook, unwrap the pork and place it skin-side up in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Pour over the coke - i like to pour it down the side of the pot rather than over the top of the meat, to avoid 'washing' off all the BBQ Rub spices.
- Cook on high for 5-6 hours or low for 8-10 hours, until the pork is falling apart.
- Remove the meat from the slow cooker and discard the skin and fatty bits.
- Shred the meat with 2 forks then pour over ½cup/120ml of the liquid from the slow cooker and the BBQ sauce and mix well.
- Serve on fresh bread rolls with slaw and more BBQ sauce, or check out my recipes for BBQ Pulled Pork Fries or Baked Mac N Cheese with Pulled Pork!
Notes
* Use my Flame Tree Style BBQ Sauce Recipe or your favourite bottled or homemade sauce