Description
This is a sweet and savory pulled pork that combines many techniques for the best flavor. The slow cooker makes the meat fall off the bone!
Ingredients
- 1 (4.5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast
- 1 cup root beer
- 2 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground paprika
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon celery salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 ½ cups root beer
- 1 ½ fluid ounces whiskey
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¾ cup prepared barbecue sauce
- 10 hamburger buns, split
Instructions
- Place the pork shoulder roast into a large plastic bag
- pour 1 cup of root beer over the meat
- and squeeze out all the air from the bag. Seal the bag closed
- and refrigerate 6 hours to overnight.
- The next day
- mix together the light brown sugar
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- paprika
- dry mustard
- onion powder
- garlic salt
- celery salt
- cinnamon
- ginger
- and nutmeg in a bowl.
- Remove the meat from the marinade
- and shake off the excess. Rub the meat all over with the spice mixture
- wrap in plastic wrap
- and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
- Mix together the balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups of root beer
- whiskey
- and brown sugar in a bowl
- and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat
- and sear the meat on all sides until the meat develops a brown crust
- about 3 minutes per side. Place the seared meat into a slow cooker. Pour the balsamic vinegar-root beer mixture over the meat
- set the slow cooker to High
- and cook for 6 to 8 hours.
- Remove the roast from the slow cooker
- and shred with 2 forks. Discard the bones and all but 1 cup of the liquid in the slow cooker. Return the shredded meat to the cooker
- mix in the barbecue sauce
- and let sit on Low until ready to serve. Serve piled on buns.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 6 hrs 15 mins
Total Time: 15 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 10