Pulled Pork With Root Beer Barbecue Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs	1135g / 40oz	Pork sirloin roast
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Pepper
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cooking oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Onions - cut in thin wedges (medium)
1 cup	237ml	Root beer
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced garlic
3 cups	711ml	Root beer
1 cup	237ml	Bottled chili sauce
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Root beer concentrate
		Several dashes hot pepper sauce
8		Hamburger buns
		Lettuce leaves - optional
		Tomato slices - optional

Recipe Instructions

Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut roast to fit into crockery cooker. Sprinkle meat with the salt and pepper. In a large skillet brown roast on all sides in hot oil. Drain. Transfer meat to a 3 1/2 - 4 or 5 quart electric crockery cooker. Add onions, the 1 cup root beer, and garlic. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hours or on high-setting for 4-5 hours.

Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan combine the 2 cans or bottles of root beer and bottled chili sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce eat. 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.

Transfer roast to a cutting board or serving platter. With a slotted spoon, remove onions from juices and place on serving platter. Discard juices. Using two 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.

Posted to the BBQ List by "Garry Howard" <[email protected]> on Sep 19, 1998.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens - October 1998

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