Pork Roast Recipe
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This easy Pork Roast recipe makes the most juicy, tender, and flavorful roast! Cooks in a slow cooker with only three simple ingredients for the BEST pork roast that pairs deliciously with many other dishes!
This is the most delicious pork roast recipe, and I’m sharing tips for the easiest way to make it! With just three ingredients and a slow cooker, you’ll be amazed at the juicy flavor and extremely tender roast – and everyone will ask you for the recipe!
There are just a few tricks that I’ve found that I want to share with you so you’ll love this pork roast as much as we do.
My recipe is simple and doesn’t include many ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need to make it.
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
- Pork Butt – also called Boston Butt.
- Worcestershire sauce – You can substitute coconut aminos if sensitive to soy.
- Stone House Seasoning – Our family’s homemade seasoning blend of salt, pepper, and garlic, adds incredible flavor to this roast and many dishes! Use it or your favorite dry rub recipe.
How to Make the BEST Pork Roast
To make this recipe, I begin with my pork, the seasonings, and the right amount of time in my slow cooker. Cooking it low and slow is the secret!
You’ll need a 6-quart slow cooker or larger with a tight-fitting lid. I have found that one with a WARM setting works best for this recipe.
- Prep and Season. Add the pork into the slow cooker with the fat facing up. This allows the fat to render into the roast as it cooks for fantastic flavor and tenderness. (I don’t brown my pork before cooking.) Season the pork as directed in the recipe.
- Cook Low and Slow. You’ll cook the pork on the LOW setting for 8-10 hours. When checked with an internal read thermometer, the internal temperature should reach between 190º F and 205º F. Leave the meat in the slow cooker on the WARM setting for about four more hours or until the meat will easily pull with two forks.
- Serve. Remove the pork roast from the slow cooker, allow it to rest for a few minutes before serving, and baste it with a few tablespoons of pan juice. Serve it similar to how you serve a beef roast or shredded, as I do in my Pulled Pork recipe, where I serve it with BBQ Sauce.
What to Serve with Pork Roast
Pork Roast is delicious with so many dishes! Here are a few favorite side dishes to enjoy with it:
Tips for Tender, Juicy Pork Roast
By cooking the pork roast low and slow (8-10 hours) and then holding it in the slow cooker on warm for a few hours longer, you’ll get the most tender, juicy, and delicious pork! It tastes incredible!
Storage and Freezer Instructions
To store. Place cooled pork in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Add some juices from the slow cooker to the meat to keep it moist and tender. Store for up to 3 days.
To freeze. Allow it to cool completely and store it in an airtight, freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 2 months. Add some juices from the slow cooker to the meat to keep it moist and tender.
To thaw. If frozen, allow it to thaw in the refrigerator overnight before reheating for best results.
To reheat in the oven. (Best choice) Preheat oven to 250º F. Place the pork into an oven-safe baking dish. Cover lightly with foil and reheat until the meat reaches 165º F when checked with an internal read thermometer, about 20-30 minutes.
To reheat in the microwave. Place the pork into a microwave-safe dish. Cover lightly with a damp paper towel. Reheat in 1-minute increments until the meat reaches 165º F.
More Pork Recipes
Slow Cooker Balsamic Pork Roast Recipe
10 hrs 5 mins
BBQ Pork Tenderloin Recipe
45 mins
The Best Pulled Pork Recipe (with Video)
12 hrs 5 mins
Frequently Asked Questions
Pork butt
No – browning the pork is unnecessary before cooking in the slow cooker.
Place the roast with the fat side facing up. This allows the fat to render into the roast as it cooks.
Here’s my family’s favorite Pork Roast recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Pork Roast Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker 6-quart
Ingredients
- 1 (3-5 pound) Pork Butt
- 8-10 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or coconut aminos
- 3-5 tablespoons Stone House Seasoning, or your favorite Dry Rub Recipe
Instructions
- Prep. Place meat in the slow cooker with the fat side facing up. Add dashes of the Worcestershire sauce to the top of the meat and season with Stone House Seasoning.
- Cook the Pork Roast. Cook on low setting of slow cooker for 8-10 hours. Internal temperature of pork roast should be between 190º F and 205º F. Leave meat in the slow cooker on the "warm" setting for about 4 more hours or until the meat will easily pull with two forks.
- Serve. Remove the pork roast from slow cooker and allow to rest about 5-10 minutes before serving. Optional: Baste with a few tablespoons of the warm pan juices from the slow cooker.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
We’ve become so addicted to smoking meat that I tend to forget how good slow cooker pork is too, haha. This looks divine
I love that you slow cook this and that shredded meat is killer!
My crock pot does not have warm setting; should I just leave it on low for maybe 12 or 13 hours? This looks delicious and would like to try it but do not want to ruin it!!
Hi Amy,
I would remove it from the crock pot and put into a small roasting pan or large casserole dish. Then, wrap it well with aluminum foil and put it in a 200º – 220º oven to “steam” the meat for that warming period duration. Check it about halfway through to make sure it is doing well. Good luck!
I have a question…not sure if you can answer though. Every time I comment on your posts…down where it says comment love it does a scan thing and then it tells me this….
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My twitter is valid…so any clue why it says this?? It has been doing that for as long as I have been signed up on here. *shrugs*
Hi Kellie, sorry it’s giving you an issue. I would try unchecking the Comment Luv box at the bottom of the comment section before you begin entering a comment. That should turn off the scan each time you leave a comment. Please let me know if you continue to have any issues!
That looks scrumptious. When I make roast I like to toss in some veggies at the end…some taters and carrots…yummy!!
oh gosh thanks for sharing your tricks…we make a lot of pot roasts!
This looks amazing! I do a lot of pork tenderloin but now I need to venture into different cuts. Yum!
I cannot. I just. Send help because I need this in my life and I now have to figure out when I can get my hands on a pork butt (haha). But seriously, this looks so delicious! I cannot stop drooling over it.
yum– mouthwatering!
That looks divine! My only problem would be that my husband and oldest son would want it for breakfast after smelling it in the morning:)
It definitely does get you hungry first thing in the morning. 🙂
Robyn,
I just printed out your recipe and this is just want I wanted, the look of it, all nicely browned and tender for pork tacos, yum. I have Stubb’s liquid BBQ sauce and also Stubb’s dry rub which I use on a roast chicken recipe that is delicious.
But I will also use the Worcestershire sauce on the pork.
My question is, does it brown so nicely like this in your slow cooker or did you have to do something else to it to get it to brown like that?
Hope I’m lucky and you might see it today, because am cooking it today & tonight
Hi Pam,
This pork roast is perfect for pork tacos! I hope you love it. I don’t add anything to my pork to get it to brown in the slow cooker. It develops that nice browned edges while cooking.