Pulled Pork with Root Beer sauce

Submitted by Rhonda O

"From Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 12th edition Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 9hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 - 3 lbs pork sirloin roast
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 2 medium onions, cut in thin wedges
• 1 cup root beer (see Note)
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic

• Sauce

• 3 cups root beer (two 12-ounce bottles or cans)
• 1 cup bottled chili sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon root beer concentrate (optional)
• 3 -5 dashes bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
• 8 -10 hamburger buns, split (toasted, if desired)
• lettuce leaf (optional)
• tomatoes, slices (optional)

directions

1. Trim fat from meat.
2. If necessary, cut meat to fit into a 3-1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker.
3. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper.
4. In a large skillet, brown meat on all sides in hot oil.
5. Drain off fat.
6. Transfer meat to cooker.
7. Add onions, 1 cup root beer and garlic.
8. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
9. For sauce, in a medium saucepan combine 3 cups root beer and the chili sauce.
10. Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
11. Boil gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 2 cups.
12. If desired, add root beer concentrate and hot pepper sauce.
13. Transfer meat to a cutting board.
14. or serving platter.
15. Using a slotted spoon, remove onions from cooking juices and place on a serving platter.
16. Discard juices.
17. Using 2 forks, pull meat apart into shreds.
18. To serve, if desired, line buns with lettuce and tomato.
19. Add meat and onions; spoon on sauce.

Reviews

[evewitch]

We found this recipe way too sweet. The cooking of the meat and onions worked out well, and in that step, the root beer only added what my husband calls a "twang" and was not overpowering. I could never get the sauce to thicken up, and it was just sickly sweet. I plan to make this again, but substitute another bbq sauce for the sauce ingredients called for here.

 

[Audrey M]

The meat in the recipe turned out very tender. Before shredding, I pulled off the fat. Adding the rootbeer concentrate to this recipe work better than other recipes that called for 3 cups of rootbeer. The sauce was thicker. I placed the shredded pork in a bowl and poured the sauce directly on top; toss to coat meat with sauce.

 

[mbellerose]

We liked this recipe, but the sauce ended up being very watery. We'll make it again and figure out how to thicken it up...

 

[Miss Gwenie]

MmmMmm, I love this recipe. Sometimes I'll dice up maybe 1/4 cup of red onions and throw them in the sauce along with some crushed red peppers.

 

[jbnntt32]

I make this recipe often but I don't cook the pork with the rootbeer. I just add water this seems to cut back on the sweetness. I do make the sauce as written and add the hot pepper sauce to it.