Crock Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork
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This super easy crock pot recipe produces fantastic pulled pork every time! If you love a great sandwich, you have got to try our Crock Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork!
Cris here.
Every once in a while it just hits me that one of our FAVORITE recipes is not on the site. That is what happened when I was making up a big batch of pulled pork the other day. I have been making this recipe for years and I just love it. It is definitely a staple around here and something that you have to try if you haven’t!
I just love recipes like this. You toss a handful of ingredients into your slow cooker and it turns out perfect every time. We serve this up on sandwiches, eat it on it’s own, add it to the top of nachos or salad… you get the picture. We use it for all kind of things! We like to top it with BBQ sauce, ranch and sometimes even taco sauce– or a combination– yum!
Slow Cooker Recommendations
You can use any 5-6 qt recipe that will fit your cut of pork shoulder. However, I like the ease of clean upย ofย the non-stick surface of this slow cookerย ย and use it ALL. THE. TIME.
Ingredients
- 2 Sweet Onions quartered
- 5.5 lb Pork Shoulder
- Lawry's Seasoned Salt to taste
- 12 oz Bottle Chili Sauce
- 12 oz Can Root Beer
Instructions
- Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
- Cover with lid and cook on low for 8 hours
- Remove and shred with forks or transfer to mixer and mix while hot until shredded.
- Return the juices for serving.
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I just got a new “iStir” crock pot. Will I be able to use the stirring system to “pull” the pork after it is cooked?
Hi Diane-
You could try but I am not really sure. You will not want the attachment on while it is cooking because it will kick on every 2 hours automatically. After cooking it might work, but I am not sure how much resistance the paddle will agree to…a stand mixer will push on through but not sure about the iStir paddles. If you try, let me know how it goes. Enjoy!
In reference to your Root Beer Pulled Pork, you did not mention of how much Lawry’s Seasoned Salt to use. Can I guess a tablespoon from what I am seeing in the pictures?
Hi Ken-
Sorry about that! It is just to taste. I use it pretty liberally.