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
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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
I am cooking this as I type. My Roast is almost 6 pounds! My first time cooking for the in-laws so I am betting heavily on this recipe! 🙂 I am using a chipotle-brown sugar rub I got at Safeway.
I do not have a slow cooker.. can you suggest what temp on the oven for the cooking and the warming process… I do use my pressure cooker which stays on a super warm for 24 hours.. thought about using that.. which i do use to make pork but it doesn’t brown like this recipe does.. any ideas on the oven temps?.. thanks for your time in sharing this recipe. Brother-n-law is coming in and he is always grilling and cooking for others on his weekends home off the road in Indiana.. When he comes to visit hubby and I in Texas, we always like to spoil him because he is so giving to everyone else. This looks like its right up his alley! XO!
I’ve cooked it in an oven over night at 200 – 250 degrees, however be sure to pick a few deep knife pokes in on the top and tie string around it because this will melt in your mouth. I’m from Hawaii and we eat a lot of Kailua pig, rather you would call it pulled pork and it comes out so tender that your guest will ask for it every visit/holiday. Hawaii style we use coarse salt as the rub (can make it salty a little so be careful not to use a lot. And 1-2bottles of liquid smoke (1 ea for 1-2 pounds of pork butt) pour over the top of the tied pork butt. Then use tinfoil and creat a sealed cover on pan to keep steam in. Cooking at a low temperature longer will be like a crockpot cooking. After 10 hours approximately on low turn your oven up to 350 for an hour or so before serving turn the roast or rearrange placing juicies over the top to help meat from drying out. Now if the meat pulls away easily it’s done but you’ll see and know if it’s done. Simple and taste….
I wish someone had told me to do a sweet rub. I did a savory rub and while the house smells lovely, the pork doesn’t taste good.
With 2 hours to go, just threw in a handful of brown sugar and am trying to save our Sunday dinner.
just wanted to know about putting potatoes in, I’m cooking it tonight and would like potato in it, I noticed in another roast recipe of yours that didn’t have any veggies in it either….thx!
This was very easy and delicious. I only cooked it for the 8-10 hrs, and it was moist, soft, and pulled apart. We all ate it without adding any type of sauce. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Jessica!
When Is the best time to put the veggies in.
Hello there. I am about to set this up to cook tonight, and I cannot for the life of me tell if you put the roast in the slow cooker fat cap side up or meat side up. If you have a minute, can you please let me know so I can make mine come out as gorgeous and delicious as the one you posted the picture of? Thank you so much!!
I choose to cook fatty side up, which allows it to self baste as it slowly simmers in its own juices. It allows the savory flavor to permeate the critter as it cooks.
I have a very small pork butt roast weighing 1.98lb. I want to cook it in my slow cooker so how long should it cook? I definitely would have to scale back on the amount of the required ingredients. What’s your recommendation?
What can I use instead of Worcester sauce? Family is allergic, but I love it!
Hello! I’ve NEVER posted on a site before regarding a recipe, but I have to say that this is the best way to make a roast! It was cooked perfectly, and I left it for 12 hours. I made a gravy with the drippings. Oh gosh it was good. Thank you again!
So I’m going to try this recipe tonight but before I do I want to make sure I don’t need to add any water or anything besides the worstershire and dry rub… Will it not dry out before it makes its own juices?
I just wanted to stop by and let you know I made this tonight and it was AMAZING!!!! So easy but so delicious. It will now be my go to pork recipie. Thank you!
I’m so glad you loved it, Kathleen!!! xo
don’t like Worcester sause what can I used
You can omit.