Root Beer Pulled Pork
The recipe Root Beer Pulled Pork can be made in about 11 hour and 55 minutes. For $1.42 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. One serving contains 412 calories, 35g of protein, and 13g of fat. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 1894 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Father's Day. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and fodmap friendly diet. Head to the store and pick up root beer, onion soup mix, pork shoulder roast, and a few other things to make it today. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of American food. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 93%. This score is awesome. Root Beer Pulled Pork, root beer pulled pork, and Chipotle Root Beer Pulled Pork are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 690 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups barbecue sauce, divided
1 envelope dried onion soup mix
1 (5 to 6 pound) bone-in pork shoulder/butt roast
1 can root beer
Equipment:
slow cooker
whisk
bowl
cutting board
Cooking instruction summary:
1. Trim roast of excess fat. It's okay to leave some on there-- just get rid of the large, visible slabs.2. Place roast on a work surface and sprinkle with onion soup mix. Use clean hands to rub the mix into the meat, reaching underneath to reach all sides. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Place seasoned roast in your slow cooker.3. In a medium bowl, whisk together root beer and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce. Pour over the roast in the slow cooker.4. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW heat for 10 to 11 hours, or until internal temperature is above 190 degrees F. and meat is tender enough to pull away from the bone.5. Remove roast to a cutting board and let sit to cool for just a few minutes. Pour out all but about 3/4 cup of the juices from the slow cooker. Use two forks to shred the pork, cutting around and discarding any fatty pieces. Place all of your pulled pork back into your slow cooker. Add about 1 1/2 cups of barbecue sauce. Stir to combine and place the lid back on. Heat on HIGH for about 15 to 20 minutes, just until pork and juices are hot and bubbly. Use this time to heat up buns and get the rest of your meal ready.6. Scoop pulled pork onto buns and serve immediately.
Step by step:
1. Trim roast of excess fat. It's okay to leave some on there-- just get rid of the large, visible slabs.
2. Place roast on a work surface and sprinkle with onion soup mix. Use clean hands to rub the mix into the meat, reaching underneath to reach all sides. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
3. Place seasoned roast in your slow cooker.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together root beer and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce.
5. Pour over the roast in the slow cooker.
6. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW heat for 10 to 11 hours, or until internal temperature is above 190 degrees F. and meat is tender enough to pull away from the bone.
7. Remove roast to a cutting board and let sit to cool for just a few minutes.
8. Pour out all but about 3/4 cup of the juices from the slow cooker. Use two forks to shred the pork, cutting around and discarding any fatty pieces.
9. Place all of your pulled pork back into your slow cooker.
10. Add about 1 1/2 cups of barbecue sauce. Stir to combine and place the lid back on.
11. Heat on HIGH for about 15 to 20 minutes, just until pork and juices are hot and bubbly. Use this time to heat up buns and get the rest of your meal ready.
12. Scoop pulled pork onto buns and serve immediately.
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