Root Beer Pulled Pork. Pat pork shoulder dry and place in a slow cooker. Place the pork tenderloin or roast in the bottom of a slow cooker and sprinkle with the seasoning salt. Pour the root beer and liquid smoke over the top.
Sear the pork until golden brown on all sides; transfer to a good-quality, high-walled braising pan and pour in the root beer. Place the pork and onion in the slow cooker. Drain well and discard the extra root beer. You can cook Root Beer Pulled Pork using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Root Beer Pulled Pork
- Prepare 2-3 lbs of boneless pork tenderloin.
- Prepare 1 of salt and pepper.
- You need 1 of medium sweet onion thinly sliced.
- It's 1 can of root beer soda(I used A&W).
- Prepare 2 cup of bbq sauce. I prefer Sweet Baby Rays.
- You need 1 tbsp of liquid smoke.
- It's 1/4 cup of honey.
- You need 1 of hearty rolls. I used corn muffins that were store bought and really liked it spooned right on top!.
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Root Beer Pulled Pork step by step
- Place HALF of the onions in a sprayed crock pot and place the pork tenderloin on top. Salt and pepper the whole thing. Place the remaining onions on top of pork loin..
- Pour the soda right over it. Mix 1 cup of the barbecue sauce with the liquid smoke and honey and pour that in next..
- Cook in your crock pot for 7-8 hrs on low setting. After 7-8 hrs DRAIN ALL BUT 1 CUP liquid from crock pot. I put a large bowl under a colander to save the onions. Then reserved a cup of liquid and put the onions in colander back in crock pot.Shred pork with two forks. Pour reserved liquid,onions and remaining bbq sauce in. Cook on high for 30 minutes. Your done!.
Root beer pulled pork is a tender and juicy dish packed with a ton of flavor. The pork is simmered in the slow cooker for hours in a root beer and barbecue sauce, giving it a ridiculously amazing flavor and texture. You may be wondering, what's the point of adding soda to pork? Well, it does wonders for enhancing the flavor of the meat! Place lid on pot and lock into place to seal.