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Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork with Root Beer Sauce

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  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 7 hr 15 min
  • Servings 12
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Make melt-in-your mouth pork for easy sandwiches with a surprising secret ingredient--taste it and you'll be a believer.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 26, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 lb)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 2 cans (12 oz each) root beer (3 cups)
  • 1 bottle (12 oz) chili sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 sandwich buns

Steps

  • 1
    In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over high heat. Cook pork roast in oil 6 to 10 minutes or until brown on all sides.
  • 2
    In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, place pork roast, 2 teaspoon salt, the pepper, onion and 1 cup of the root beer. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
  • 3
    About 30 minutes before serving, in 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat remaining 2 cups root beer, the chili sauce and 1/2 teaspoon salt to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is glossy and reduced to 2 1/2 to 3 cups.
  • 4
    Remove pork from slow cooker, discarding cooking liquid. Shred pork, using 2 forks to pull pork apart. Stir in chili sauce mixture. To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup pork mixture in each bun.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Do not use diet root beer for this recipe.
  • tip 2
    For more root beer flavor, stir 1/4 teaspoon root beer concentrate into chili sauce mixture.

Nutrition

370 Calories, 12g Total Fat, 30g Protein, 34g Total Carbohydrate, 14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
370
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
24%
Sodium
1130mg
47%
Potassium
480mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
14g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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