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Mississippi Pork Roast

This is one of those crockpot meals that uses 5 ingredients and cooks itself while you're at work. The ranch packet and au jus create this weird but really good gravy that soaks into the pork.
prep time10 minutes
cook time8 hours
total time8 hours 10 minutes
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Ingredients

Ingredients (~6 servings)

  • ~2 lbs boneless pork shoulder roast
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 packet au jus seasoning, 1 oz
  • 2 Tbsp dry ranch seasoning
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 4 pepperoncini peppers

Instructions

  • Cut pork shoulder in half and place in crockpot with water.
  • Sprinkle au jus and ranch seasonings over meat.
  • Add butter pieces and pepperoncini peppers.
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hours until meat shreds easily.
  • Remove pork and shred with two forks.
  • Strain cooking liquid and remove fat.
  • Return shredded pork to juices.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes or rice.

Notes

Internal temperature should reach ~200F when done.