Slow Cooker Sweet & Spicy Pulled Pork
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 6 hours
YIELD: 8 servings.
While I don't enjoy drinking beer, I love cooking with it. This quick recipe also goes great on plain hamburger buns with a side of slaw. —Renee Herrington, Plano, Texas
Ingredients
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1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (3 to 4 pounds)
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1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
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1 bottle (12 ounces) beer or 1-1/2 cups beef broth
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup honey
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1/4 cup tomato paste
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3 tablespoons paprika
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4 teaspoons garlic powder
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1-1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 tablespoon hickory liquid smoke, optional
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8 Hawaiian sweet hamburger buns, split
Directions
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1.
Place roast in a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine tomato sauce, beer, brown sugar, honey, tomato paste, seasonings and, if desired, liquid smoke; pour over meat. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.
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2.
Remove roast. When cool enough to handle, shred meat with two forks. Skim fat from cooking juices. Return meat to slow cooker; heat through.
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3.
Using tongs, place meat mixture on bun bottoms. Replace tops.
Nutrition Facts
1 sandwich: 648 calories, 21g fat (8g saturated fat), 126mg cholesterol, 797mg sodium, 78g carbohydrate (56g sugars, 3g fiber), 35g protein.
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