Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Root Beer Recipe
Description
This slow cooker pulled pork shoulder recipe is simmered in root beer, brown sugar, and spices and it makes the best sandwiches on Hawaiian sweet bread.
Ingredients
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1 (3 1/2) pound boneless pork shoulder
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8 fluid ounces root beer
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
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1 tablespoon ground cumin
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1 tablespoon paprika
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
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2 teaspoons garlic powder
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1 teaspoon onion powder
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
Directions
1
Pat pork shoulder dry; place in a slow cooker. Pour root beer over pork.
2
Combine brown sugar, cumin, paprika, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano in a small bowl; sprinkle on top pork and lightly rub until entire surface coated.
3
Cook on Low for 5 hours; increase heat to High and continue cooking until pork is tender and easily pulled apart with a fork, about 3 hours more.
4
Carefully transfer pork to a platter; shred with 2 forks. Drizzle some cooking liquid over pork to moisten.