Saturday was a busy day all-around, and since I knew I just wanted to relax today, for dinner tonight I wanted something very low-maintenance. Pulled pork sandwiches have sounded good to me for quite a while, so I thought I'd try a recipe I've seen variations of on a lot of food blogs: root beer pulled pork cooked in the slow cooker.
This was an absolutely delicious meal! The root beer added a nice, subtle flavor to the pork, and the meat was so tender it just fell apart. Very, very yummy -- I can't wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow! My changes are in purple.
Root Beer Pulled Pork
Source: All Recipes
1 2-pound pork tenderloin
Salt, pepper and garlic powder
1 12-ounce bottle or can of root beer (I used A&W)
1 18-ounce bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce (I used KC Masterpiece honey-flavored)
8 hamburger buns
1. Season pork tenderloin with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place the pork in a slow cooker and pour root beer over the meat.
2. Cover and cook on low until well-cooked and the pork shreds easily, 6 to 7 hours. Drain well.
3. Stir in barbecue sauce and serve over hamburger buns. Top with cole slaw, if desired.
1 comment:
And the hungry people said, "Amen!" Wow. That looks good. I wonder if pork butt would be even better in that (read: less expensive and just as tasty?)
I'm going to have to give this a try. I think I'll use the pork butt. I'll check back in when I try it.
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