Description
A typically southern twist on the loaded baked potato.
Ingredients
Scale
Rub
- 1/3 cup Spanish paprika
- 3 tablespoons ground dried oregano
- 3 tablespoons ground coriander
- 3 tablespoons dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
Pork
- 1 cup water
- 2 red onions (thinly sliced)
- Kosher salt and coarsely ground pepper
- 1 boneless boston butt or shoulder pork roast (trimmed (about 4 lbs))
- 1 cup <a href=”https://girlraisedinthesouth.com/best-rib-sauce-recipe/” data-mce-href=”https://girlraisedinthesouth.com/best-rib-sauce-recipe/”>Deb’s Best Rib Sauce</a> or your favorite Barbeque Sauce
- 6 baking potatoes
Instructions
- Combine the rub ingredients into a medium size mixing bowl.
- Use a wisk to combine throroughly.
- Rinse and pat dry the pork roast and place on foil covered baking pan
- Season on all sides with salt and pepper, then sprinkle rub seasonings onto the roast, rubbing into the meat thoroughly.
- Turn fat side up, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight
- Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking.
- Place into large crock pot or slow cooker
- Pour in 1 cup water
- Cover pork with sliced red onions
- Cook 8-10 hours on medium or low
- Remove pork from cooker and discard onions, as well as the fat layer from the meat and any water and grease that remains in the pot.
- When roast is cool enough to handle, use two forks or your hands to shred apart meat
- Return meat to slow cooker and add in sauce
- Cook for 1 1/2 hours on low
- Meanwhile, scrub 6 good sized idaho baking potatoes
- Lightly oil and salt skins
- Wrap in foil and bake at 350 degrees (approximately 1 hour 15 min)
- Create a dotted line from end to end of each potato with a fork, then crack the spud open by squeezing the ends towards one another. (careful they’re hot)
- Top with pulled pork, your favorite creamy coleslaw, sour cream, cheese and chives.
Notes
Substitute medium sized sweet potatoes for the Idaho spuds for a taste treat!
Don’t forget your favorite baked potato toppings:
Grated cheddar cheese
Sour Cream
Chives (or chopped green onions)
Crispy Bacon crumbled
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 hours
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Southern