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Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

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One of the easiest crockpot dinners I’ve ever made, and a total crowd pleaser. I can’t believe how easy it was to throw this together and how much pulled pork it made. A must try!

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds Pork Shoulder
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 5 cups Dr. Pepper (do Not Use Diet)
  • 2 teaspoons Minced Garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Franks RedHot Original Hot Sauce
  • 12 ounces, fluid Bottle Of Heinz Chili Sauce
  • Salt And Pepper, to taste

Preparation

Pat dry the outside of the pork butt and rub with some salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and sear each side of the pork (it doesn’t have to be cooked all the way through – just seared).

Place browned pork shoulder into crockpot and cover with 1 cup Dr. Pepper, mixed with 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and the onion powder. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. (Truth be told, I cooked mine for 5 on high and it was still super tender and very good- I just normally prefer to cook slower and lower when I have the time.)

With about 45 minutes left, whisk the other 4 cups of Dr. Pepper, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, hot sauce and chili sauce together in a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 45 minutes (sauce will thicken.)
After 8 hours on low, remove the pork and shred with two forks. It will fall apart very easily at this point and smell amazing.

Add the sauce to the pork, and mix together. (I added the sauce about a cup at a time, stirring in between since it sort of soaks it up as you go.)

Serve on a toasted bun.

(Adapted from the Root Beer Pulled Pork recipe also here at TastyKitchen.)

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Jenelle Miller on 10.2.2011

This was pretty good! Made a lot of sauce.

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Jenelle Miller on 10.2.2011

very good—one could make a lot less sauce, however.

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