Crock pots have always stood the test of time, because they’re easy to use, budget friendly, do all the work and still prepare a healthy meal simmered to perfection. That leads us to an interesting story about a man, a shoulder of pork and a bottle of root beer. No, he wasn’t going to drink a root beer soda on the side.
Instead, he combined them together and created a culinary masterpiece. When you think about it, pork is a meat that dries out quickly, but when you add the sweet spicy, creamy flavor of root beer to it, you end up with the juiciest pork ever!
For the Ingredients: 2-lb pork butt or shoulder (boneless is preferred) 1 12-oz bottle of root beer 12 or 16 oz bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce, divided 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon chili powder (optional) 8 toasted hamburger buns The Directions couldn’t be simpler, when you have a slow cooker.
Plus, you will wow your friends and family with this sensational meal: 1. Mix salt and chili powder and rub onto the dry pork. 2. In slow cooker, mix together the root beer, 1 cup of barbecue sauce, and Worcestershire sauce 3. Add in the pork shoulder. 4. Cook on low 6-7 hours. 5. Shred pork with two forks, removing any bone or fatty chunks. 6.
Toss in rest of the bottle of BBQ sauce, stir and let cook for another 30 min. 7. Serve on buns. Enjoy.
