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
My go to pulled pork recipe. I season it the night before in the slow cooker container and just pop it in the cooker around 4 AM so it’s ready by 6. Delicious 😋
Thanks, Kate. So glad you like this pulled pork recipe.
Robyn, I made this recipe today and used your dry rub recipe. It was delicious!! I have only low and high on my slow cooker. It was a 2lb pork butt/shoulder and cooked it on warm for 11 hours. SO tender. Next time I’ll be sure to get a larger roast since it goes so quickly and I want lots of leftovers! Thanks!
Jackie, you should only cook meat at either a low or high setting, not warm. The slow cooker may not get hot enough on the warm setting. Once your meat has cooked thoroughly, then you can turn the slow cooker to Warm. I hope this helps.
QUESTION: Your directions say to “sprinkle heavily with dry rub”. Do I sprinkle the rub just on the top of the meat or on the sides and bottom as well?
Althea, you will sprinkle the dry rub over the top oof the meat. I hope you enjoy!
Can I use beef instead of pork please respond need this for Tornado party. STILL LIKE ALL OF YOUR RECIPES SO FAR (:
You may want to use my Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Recipe instead. Hope you like this.
Is there something you can use in substitution for worchestershire sauce?
You can use coconut aminos, Kittie. I use it frequently as a substitution.
Just made this! I’m in love! I don’t think I’ll ever use another recipe. I have an instant pot. I cooked it for 9 1/2 hrs. on warm, then stewed it for 20 min. on 200. So tender!
Love the recipe but since I don’t have a slow cooker I use my oven. 400 for the first 30 minutes then 3 to 4 hours at 200. It’s done when a fork makes it fall apart. So good! It’s the base for so many recipes I make I try to have it around a lot. I keep servings in the freezer so I always have options for dinner.
Thanks for your tips, Brenda.
The roast turned out perfect! It made a lot, so I will freeze some in my food saver bags. I had my own rub I made before and used that. I tried some liquid smoke, ( just a little) but next time I’d use more. I’m a big fan of crockpots and this a super recipe to use…
Thanks, Debbie. I’m so glad this recipe turned out so well for you.
Perfect is absolutely the right word to describe it!
Great Recipe! Thank-you.