Slow Cooker Pork Roast Recipe

A slow cooker pork roast is the most low-effort Sunday dinner you can make — and it rewards the lack of effort generously. The pork shoulder breaks down over 7–8 hours into fork-tender, deeply flavored meat surrounded by vegetables that have absorbed every bit of the cooking liquid. Come home to something that smells like you spent all day cooking. You didn't.

Ingredients

The Setup

Season pork roast well on all sides. For maximum flavor, sear it in a hot pan on all sides for 3 minutes per surface before adding to the slow cooker — this is optional but noticeably improves the depth of flavor. Mix Dijon, honey, soy sauce, and herbs and rub over the seared pork.

• Place vegetables in the base of the slow cooker
• Set pork on top of the vegetables
• Pour stock around the base — do not pour over the pork
• Cook on LOW 7–8 hours or HIGH 4–5 hours
• The pork is done when it shreds with two forks under gentle pressure
• Rest 10 minutes before slicing or pulling

"Pour the stock around the pork, not over it. If you flood the pork, it braises instead of slow-roasting — the texture is different and the surface never develops any color. The liquid just needs to come up to the vegetables."