Charley's Slow Cooker Mexican-Style Pork

Season pork roast with salt and ground black pepper on all sides.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook roast in hot oil until browned 3 to 5 minutes per side; transfer to a slow cooker.

Top roast with chopped onion chile pepper hot pepper sauce chili powder cayenne pepper and garlic powder. Pour enough water into the slow cooker to come 1/3 the way up the sides of the roast.

Cook on High for 6 hours adding more water if mixture becomes too dry. Reduce heat to Low and cook until meat is tender and falling apart 2 to 4 hours more. Transfer roast to a bowl and shred meat using two forks. Return meat to slow cooker with 2 cups cooking liquid.