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Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork’wich

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Our family’s favorite pulled pork with a creamy acidic slaw.

Ingredients

  • 2-½ pounds Pork Tenderloin
  • ¼ whole Large Onion, Chopped
  • 1 clove Garlic, Minced
  • 1-½ teaspoon Dry Ground Mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cayenne Pepper, Or More, To Taste
  • ¼ cups Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 24 ounces, fluid Dr. Pepper (2 Cans) Or Any Caramel Color Soda- NOT Diet
  • BBQ Sauce, To Taste
  • Hoagie Rolls, Split
  • Butter, For Toasting
  • _____
  • FOR THE SLAW:
  • 1 head Cabbage, Shredded
  • ⅔ cups Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 4 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
  • 3 Tablespoons Pickle Relish

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275º. Place pork, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and Dr. Pepper into a Dutch oven or slow cooker.

If using a Dutch oven, place in the oven and cook for 4 hours. If using a slow cooker, cook on low for 4 hours.

Check the pork for tenderness. Shred with the tines of 2 forks. Continue cooking, covered, for 1½ hours. Drain any excess liquid. Coat the pork, to taste, with your favorite BBQ sauce. Continue cooking for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the slaw.

Slaw: whisk together vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Combine cabbage, vinegar mixture, mayonnaise, and relish. (Note: scale down amounts by half if using a bag of pre-shredded cabbage.)

Preheat broiler on low. Spread butter across split hoagie rolls. Broil for 3-4 minutes, or until desired toast level is reached. Top one side of the toasted hoagie roll with a layer of pork, slaw, salt and pepper, and other side of the hoagie. Enjoy!

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jandressage on 2.11.2011

This was fantabulous!!! I will definitely make this again. I only did one thing different- I used a venison roast.

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shanburns on 1.11.2011

This recipe was amesome! Cooked in the crock pot all day and it was absolutely fantastic. i did have to cut down on the cider vinegar for the coleslaw but thats just a personal preference. i will definitely be making this over and over again!

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jenniebeth on 6.21.2010

My husband was very convinced you can’t make a pulled pork without a Boston Butt, but I was looking for something a little healthier and this was it! Delicious and a huge hit with all my Southern friends!! We did not use the slaw (though it looks good, too), but the meat was just fantastic. I would suggest using a peppery BBQ sauce (and not a sweet one) to balance the sweetness of the DP. Will definitely make again.

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tmarieonline on 5.6.2010

Served this several weeks back at a bible study dinner and they all told me I should open a BBQ restaurant! LOL! It was a hit! Thanks!

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girlcancook on 3.8.2010

I made this recipe and my family LOVED it! I used chicken & rib bbq sauce. I also love the coleslaw. This is a keeper. I will make it again! I used my dutch oven for this recipe. The leftovers taste really good too!

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treschick on 4.6.2012

I have made this recipe many times over the last year with great reviews from family and friends. I put all the ingredients in the Crock-Pot. When the meat is finished cooking, I have found that draining most of the liquid and adding back in Sweet Ray’s BBQ sauce makes the perfect consistency for our likes.
My family was also not a big fan of the coleslaw recipe and I have yet to find the perfect-tasting coleslaw so for now I eliminate that.

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k10y on 11.4.2011

Made this in the slow cooker the other day and it came out great! I substituted Pepsi because that’s what we had on hand, but would like to try it with the Dr. Pepper next time. For the size of my pork roast 1 can would have been plenty. I used cole slaw mix and Marzetti’s slaw mix to save some time. Very good- and a hit with my picky husband and 6 year old daughter!

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mommymichelle on 4.8.2011

Ok I dont know what I did wrong I followed the directions but the meat was just ok and the coleslaw oh man it had way to much cider vinegar it was beyond sour. I tried to fix it by adding sugar and more mayo.Still on the search for an amazing pulled pork recipe.

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jlaneskender on 3.9.2011

I made this for dinner the other night and everybody loved it! I made the coleslaw, which I was nervous about, but it was great on the sandwich! I used all natural hamburger buns instead of the little loafs. I will make it again for sure. Thanks for the recipe!!

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chefval on 3.5.2011

Wow – everyone LOVED this. It’s rare that I find a dish that all four of us equally enjoy, but this was it. It’s a cinch to make (I used my slow cooker) and absolutely tender and delicious. I used mostly Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce with a bit of Famous Dave’s Devil’s Spit mixed in for kick. We served it on untoasted golden hamburger buns from our grocery’s bakery. I liked the softness of the roll w/the crunch from the coleslaw – good combo. Thanks for such a great recipe! I can’t wait to make it again.

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