I initially scoffed (to myself, of course!) when I heard about making pulled pork with this method. BUT… in order to try the “Carolina Gold Barbeque Sauce” that I saw at Trader Joe’s, I needed a sauceless method to cook pulled pork. Root beer was perfect. 🙂 This might be the most simple dish I have ever made– or at least the simplest I would blog about! The pork was perfectly cooked and seasoned and the sauce was similar to Piggy Park in Columbia, South Carolina- my goal.  I have been on a quest for a long time to make a homemade version of this sauce with little success. My husband LOVES it! My last attempt was South Carolina Mustard Pulled Pork. One of my friends was SHOCKED that I was using bottled sauce- but it was tasty! 🙂 We ate our sandwiches with coleslaw and baked beans.
- 2-3 pound boneless pork shoulder, pork butt, or boneless pork rib meat
- coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, for seasoning
- 16 to 20 oz good quality root beer
- 8 to 10 oz Trader Joe’s Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce, or barbecue sauce of choice
- Generously season the meat with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooker. Add root beer.
- Cover, and cook until the meat is very tender and falling apart, about 8 hours on low (or on high for about 6 hours).
- Remove meat from cooking liquid and shred meat using two forks.
- Place in a bowl and mix with barbecue sauce of choice. Keep warm.
- Serve on brioche or other sandwich rolls.
thebrookcook 
Will definitely try this one!!
Would you ever do a lunchbox ideas blog? I’m sure people would love that!
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 10:57:32 +0000 To: allenmari@hotmail.com
What a great idea- I NEED a lunchbox idea post myself….
I will start getting my thoughts together! It might be a little belated 🙂
This sounds deeee-licious! I’ve marinated chicken In Coke before, so why not root beer?! I’ve also got a nearby Trader Joe’s 🙂
I would also enjoy the lunchbox ideas. I make my own frozen lunches in mass. I wake too early to throw things together in the AM.
It sounds like you should post some lunchbox ideas! Genius to freeze in advance- I am always scrambling around in the morning. School starts tomorrow for my kids!!! I need to start thinking about what they are bringing for lunch :).
The Trader Joe’s sauce was really good by the way!
I guess technically, they are not lunchbox ideas, as I need a microwave…
I do make my husband a sandwich in the AM, which is where my time goes. He just loves sandwiches, easily eaten while driving.
Kiddies back in school… I think that is good news to all parents 🙂
Your husband is lucky- my husband makes his own sandwich if he doesn’t have leftovers to bring! 🙂
At what point do you add the root beer? When you put the pork into the cooker? Or after cooking for a few hours?
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 10:57:32 +0000 To: allenmari@hotmail.com
I modified the recipe after the post initially went out because I forgot to include that detail… 🙂
You add the root beer with the pork after it has been seasoned- right at the beginning. Super easy!