Slow Cooker Pulled Ham
Shredded ham sandwiches made in the slow cooker are a delicious twist—tender, flavorful ham cooked low and slow, then piled high on buns with barbecue sauce for the ultimate comfort food
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 6-7 lb picnic pork shoulder ham This is a whole-cooked ham. Most hams in the United States are pre-cooked. The ham may not say "picnic ham"; it may say shoulder ham, bone-in, or boneless ham. Do not buy spiral ham or sliced ham.
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup water
For Serving:
- hamburger buns
- pickles
- diced onions
- barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Add the ham to the slow cooker. If it is too large, you can cut a chunk off the smaller end.
- Pour over the water.
- Add the seasonings, and brown sugar.
- Cook on low for 8-9 hours or until shreddable. Remove the ham on to a large plate and shred with two forks. Drain off all the liquid from the crockpot, you can save about a 1/2 cup of the liquid for to keep the shredded ham moist. Add the shredded ham back to the slow cooker and pour over the reserved liquid.
- Serve over buns with pickles, onions and barbecue sauce.
Notes
Variations:
- Add 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke for even more smokey flavor.
- To sweeten the pork further, one cup of barbecue sauce can be added at the beginning of the cooking time.
- Add 2 sliced jalapenos to make the shredded ham spicy.
- Serve the shredded ham on toasted sesame hamburger buns.
- Add toppings like barbecue sauce, onions, and sliced pickles.
- Great sides we love are slow cooker mac and cheese, and slow cooker baked beans.
Nutrition
Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 2701mg | Potassium: 672mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg
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