Slow Cooker Pork Butt Roast
The grocery store puts Pork Butt Roasts on sale all the time. The meat isn’t cut from the butt; it is from the upper part of the shoulder and sold with a fat cap on one side. The one we bought was 9 pounds so I cut it in half and froze one half. Half feeds 4-5 people, is very moist, tender, delicious and slow cooks for 7 hours.
Rub the seasoning on all sides of the Pork Butt Roast. Add oil to a skillet and brown the roast on all sides over medium heat. Place the Pork Butt roast into the slow cooker, fat side up.
Pour chicken broth on the bottom of the slow cooker. Cook on low for 7 hours with the lid. Do not cook on high as this cut of meat can be tough unless you cook it low and slow.
Remove from the slow cooker and set on a cutting board for 15 minutes.
Slice and serve the best Pork Butt Roast ever!
Slow Cooker Pork Butt Roast
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Ingredients
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1 – 3# to 4# Pork Butt Roast, cut fat cap off leaving 1/4” intact
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1-2 Tbsp oil
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1 – 14.5 oz can of chicken broth (no more than that)
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Seasoning of your choice (I used a store-bought Cajun combo seasoning and lightly sprinkled it all over the roast)
Directions
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Lightly season all sides of the pork butt roast, I used a Cajun seasoning which had all the seasoning you need in it. Feel free to season with whatever is your favorite.
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Add the oil to a skillet and brown all sides of the roast over medium heat. Place the Pork Butt into the slow cooker, fat side up.
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Pour chicken broth on the bottom of the slow cooker. Cook on low for 7 hours with the lid. Do not cook on high as this cut of meat can be tough unless you cook it low and slow.
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Remove from the slow cooker and set on a cutting board for 15 minutes.
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Slice and serve the best Pork Butt Roast ever!
Did you know that every time you take the lid off of the slow cooker you lose 15 minutes of cook time?
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Categories: Broth, Oil, Pork/Ham, Slow Cooker, Spices/Seasoning
Thanks so much for sharing this info! It looks delicious and also looks like it is the “dark meat” cut of the pig. I don’t like a lot of pork cuts besides bacon and pork chops that are cut thin, but I think I will try this one.
You’re very welcome! What is nice about the pork butt is that it has white and dark meat, mostly dark meat. Enjoy, we didn’t have any left on the serving plate!
Looking good
Thanks Derrick!
This looks delicious! And so easy, even I can do this!
Thank you Betty, you definitely could do this one. The first pork butt I purchased I cut into three pieces which was nice to get three roasts for the price of one. The way my grandkids eat I cut this one in half thank God. Lol
Perfect for this time of the year!
Thank you Mary!
Well you teach me new things all the time Diane – who knew a pork butt was a shoulder? 🙂
There is a pork butt and a pork shoulder. The butt is near the neck and has a layer of fat (fat cap). The pork shoulder is a dryer cut of meat and without the fat cap.
I did not know that Diane. I don’t recall my mom buying anything but pork chops and sometimes, for a special occasion, she would stuff a pork tenderloin, although she probably bought something larger when she made chop suey, once a year (which she said is enough as it made so much and she was not a fan of Chinese food).
Now my mouth is watering, Diane! I love pork roast!
Me too Janet, the reason the pork butt is so delicious is the fat cap. I also love it because it is primarily dark meat but still some white meat for my husband. Have a great week Janet!
Sounds good!
I will never bake a pork butt in the oven again Linda, always in the slow cooker from now on. It was the best tasting one I have made. We were watching the grandkids and they were eating with us. My daughter got off work early so she ate with us too. There wasn’t any pork, smashed red potatoes or yellow beans left! Thank you Linda.
My high cholesterol tells me to stay away from fatty pork but – or should I say, butt – the fatty parts at the best. Especially in a slow roasted fashion!
There was very little fat after 7 hours on low, but definitely delicious, tender and moist. Now that I discovered making it in the slow cooker, this is the only way I will make it from now on. You are so good at eating healthy!
At the risk of sounding conceited, my pork meals are my best meals. They’re also probably my only really good meals. And I feel super childish that I can’t read pork butt without snickering a little inside. 😛
I knew someone would say that! I’m with you, pork makes (I mean you) really good meals! Lol
Yummy, slow cooker pork. I will have to try a cajun spice next time.
This recipe was amazing. I couldn’t believe how everyone went back for seconds devouring the entire roast!