Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork with Root Beer Sauce

Prep 35 min
Total 7 hr 15 min
Servings 12

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 February 26, 2010

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

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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.

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

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 370
Calories from Fat: 110

% Daily Value

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;