Last Updated on July 9, 2022 by Chef Mireille
Slow Cooked Pulled Pork with Coco-Cola is soft, juicy, tender. It is so full of flavor with fresh Piri Piri Spice Mix. Smoky, Spicy & herbaceous – this multi layered spice mix all you need for the most delicious pulled pork.
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A few months ago, I shared with you the amazing combination of spices that is Piri Piri. The African Portuguese spice blend used anywhere the Portuguese went from Brazil to Mozambique is a quick way to add flavor to any meal.
Once you have this spice blend in your pantry, the variety of recipes you can easily make with just one condiment is amazing and so full of flavor!
Now that so many parents have had to take on the responsibility of home schooling their kids or at least helping with their kids’ at home studies, this easy recipe only requires you about 15 minutes in the kitchen.
The slow cooker does the rest of the work. Once you have the pulled pork done, you can transform it into a week of recipes!
Many people add barbecue sauce when they make Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, but I wanted to leave the flavor more neutral so you can transform this pulled pork to make a variety of dishes.
By adding coca cola mixed with the piri piri, the pork still came out super flavorful with a mixture of sweet, spicy, smoky and herbaceous flavors.
Pulled Pork Recipes
- Italian Pulled Pork Sandwiches (add Pesto and Roasted Red Peppers)
- Pulled Pork Tacos (add Salsa Verde)
- Jambalaya
- Stir Fry with vegetables and soy sauce or oyster sauce
- Papas Rellenas (replace ground meat with pulled pork)
- Pork Quesadillas (add Salsa Verde & cheese)
You can also just mix the pork with any of these delicious condiments and enjoy your pulled pork with rice, french fries of baked potatoes.
Condiment Recipes
- Salsa Huancaina – Peruvian Chili Cheese Sauce
- Sosu Kaani – Senegalese Sauce
- Orange Habanero BBQ Sauce
- Sos ti Malice – Haitian Devil Sauce
- Chimichurri – Argentinian Garlic Parsley Sauce
- Chermoula – Moroccan Herb Sauce
- Aji Criolla – Ecuadorian Creole Sauce
- Zahawiq – Yemeni Sauce
Recipe FAQ
Does it really take 8 hours to cook?
No it will probably be cooked in about 4-5 hours. However, if you want that tender pulled pork result, you need to leave it for 8 hours.
Can I use a different spice blend?
Yes. You can use any of your favorite spice blends if you do not have the spices to make piri piri.
Do I drain the liquid after the 8 hours?
There will be a lot of liquid left after cooking. DO NOT DRAIN.
Once you shred the meat with your fork, the meat will absorb the liquid and this is what will keep the meat tender.
Can I freeze it?
Absolutely. You can take some of it to make sandwiches or a meal and freeze the rest for later use. Freeze in an air tight container.
Meat will just fall apart with a fork. So soft and tender!
Slow Cooker
Do you use your slow cooker on a regular basis or have it back in the pantry and only once in a while bring it out?
For recipes that are super easy requiring very little prep and yet, dinner can be ready on time, the slow cooker is a valuable tool. With so many people now owning Instant Pot’s also, you can easily made slow cooker recipes in the Instant Pot.
If you are looking for more slow cooker recipes, check out this amazing collection of Slow Cooker Fall Soups to get you through the season.
There is just so many things you can use this pulled pork for. Put some in omelettes, pasta or rice for quick meals!
Now are you ready to make Slow Cooker Piri Piri Pulled Pork to make meal prep fast and easy!
Slow Cooker Piri Piri Pulled Pork
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 lbs pork butt (picnic ham)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons piri piri spice mix
- salt to taste
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups coca cola
Instructions
- Season pork liberally with piri piri and a little salt.
- In a large pot, heat oil.
- Add pork and sear the meat on both sides.
- Transfer to the slow cooker.
- Add chicken broth and coca cola.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Once done, just shred the meat with a fork.
- Store meat in the refrigerator or freezer with all its juices.
Notes
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Anytime I can pull out my slow cooker is a win!! Great recipe!!
easy recipes in the slow cooker is always a plus right!
I cannot wait to try your PeriPeri spice blend!
I’m here for anything made in a slow cooker! My husband looooved this recipe!
so glad he enjoyed it!
Honestly, I just love how hands-off this was! But we were still able to have tender, flavorful meat to add to recipes all week long. A keeper!
yes it is so versatile with all the different things you can make with it right!
We love pirri pirri flavor. It’s just got everything – sweet, tangy, spicy. I loved having it as pulled pork. This was wonderful.
so happy you enjoyed it. Yes piri piri is one of the best spice blends right!
I’m always looking easy slow cooker recipes where I can set it and forget it. This recipe did not disappoint! The flavor profile was the perfect amount of sweet and spicy and we made tacos with ours topping with pickled red onion and it was so good. Will for sure be making this again, thanks for such an easy and flavorful recipe!
those tacos sound fantastic 🙂
Oh my gosh, the flavors! So good! And I am so happy I was able to make this in my slow cooker!
its so convenient in the slow cooker right
I love how easy this was! And it came out SO good!! Can’t wait to make this pulled pork again.
i am glad you liked it so much
I love a quality slow cooker recipe and this one was amazing! The piri piri seasoning is so good, I’m so glad that this recipe inspired me to try something new!
the piri piri really is so versatile and you can use it on just about anything
Anything with piri piri is always a favorite! This was so easy to make and came out delicious!
glad you enjoyed it
We used this pork recipe to whip-up some taquitos, and it was amazing! So full of flavor, and your instructions made it super simple to cook. Definitely keeping this recipe on rotation in our house.
taquitos sounds wonderful with it!
I absolutely love cooking with piri piri spice, but I’ve only used it to make wings. This was a much better (and tastier) way to use it.
isnt it such a tasty spice mix and so versatile!