Slow Cooked Pork Roast Recipes

Pulled Pork with Root Beer Sauce

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Root beer gives these slow cooked pork sandwiches rich color and pleasant sweetness.

Servings: 8 to 10

Prep Time: 15 mins
Ingredients

• 1  2 1/2 - 3  pound 

  pork sirloin roast
• 1/2  teaspoon 

  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon 

  pepper
• 1   tablespoon 

  cooking oil
• 2   medium 

  onions, cut into thin wedges
• 1   cup 

  root beer*
• 6   cloves 

  garlic, minced
• 3   cups 

  root beer (two 12-ounce cans or bottles)*
• 1   cup 

  bottled chili sauce
• 1/4  teaspoon 

  root beer concentrate (optional)
•  several dashes 

  bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
• 8 - 10   

  hamburger buns, split (and toasted, if desired)
• Lettuce leaves (optional)
• Tomato slices (optional)

Directions

1.

Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3-1/2- to 5-quart crockery cooker. Sprinkle meat with the salt and pepper. In a large skillet brown meat on all sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Transfer meat to cooker. Add onions, the 1 cup root beer, and garlic.

2.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.

3.

Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan combine the 3 cups of root beer and the chili sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 2 cups. Add root beer concentrate and bottled hot pepper sauce, if desired.

4.

Transfer roast to a cutting board or serving platter. Using a slotted spoon, remove onions from cooking juices and place on serving platter. Discard juices. Using 2 forks, pull meat apart into shreds. To serve, line buns with lettuce leaves and tomato slices, if desired. Add meat and onions; spoon on sauce. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Note

• Do not substitute with diet root beer.
• Use lettuce wrap instead of  bun
  

Nutrition information

Per Serving: cal. (kcal) 356, Fat, total (g) 10, chol. (mg) 59, sat. fat (g) 3, carb. (g) 44, fiber (g) 1, pro. (g) 22, vit. A (RE) 41.21, vit. C (mg) 5.31, sodium (mg) 786, calcium (mg) 40.39, iron (mg) 2.34, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet