I just made this for a get together my daughter was having and thought I would share it with you all.One large pork butt roast (bone in)Crock Pot large enough to hold roast2 liter bottle of Regular Root BeerYour Favorite pork rubSweet Baby Ray's Barb B Que sauceI apply a generous amount of the rub to entire roast and place in crock pot. Pour root beer in careful not to wash off the rub. Fill so that roast is almost covered. Turn on crock pot to high and cook for 5 to 6 hours. I do flip the roast once halfway through. You will know its done as roast starts to fall apart. Drain liquid and remove bone. The bone pulls right out.I use my hands (clean of course) and pull apart the meat. Once "shredded" I add the Sweet Baby Ray's to taste and keep crock pot on warm. Serve with a side of cole slaw and it goes over great!Enjoy!

One of my favorite recipes!!!! We serve the sandwiches on the Hawaiian Bread buns....YUUUUMMMMMM

One of our favorite Mexican restaurants told me that they make their Carnitas with Coke. Great recipe!

Try it sometime with some cinnamon in the mix. It will add a taste that you can not pick out right away, but will see it is just right!Fred.

That is one of our favorite simple recipes for a large camping group!! We actually use 2 pork tenderloins and cook for about 5-6 hours on low.

my brother made that recipe for our mothers birthday party one year. darn good stuff.

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BigBlockTank
Explorer
Oct 13, 2014
Rudy's BBQ sause, yes sause. They have a sissy sause and a sause. I like the sause, it's more spicey. rudys.com
SDPat
Explorer
Oct 13, 2014
If you have a chance and you can every get a hold of it try using Old West BBQ sauce. It's made in South Dakota and it is outstanding. I used to be a Sweet Baby Rays user exclusively but since I've tried Old West I won't go back! Everyone I've told about it loves it.

http://olwestbarbeque.com/
BigBlockTank
Explorer
Oct 07, 2014
Sacrilege.....In my part of the country. hahahaha Crock pot, not the Coke

I've had some that were pretty good, I just grew up eating dry rub ribs and vinegar based BBQ sauce on the BBQ sandwiches (y'all call it pulled pork)

I'm trying some different things in my old age at least.....
ICamel
Explorer
Oct 07, 2014
I tried your recipe today and it is delicious. Bought a small boneless pork roast that already had a dry rub applied. Since the roast was smaller it only took two 12 ounce cans of Root Beer. Thank you for this excellent addition to our recipe list!

dpgllg wrote:
I just made this for a get together my daughter was having and thought I would share it with you all.

One large pork butt roast (bone in)
Crock Pot large enough to hold roast
2 liter bottle of Regular Root Beer
Your Favorite pork rub
Sweet Baby Ray's Barb B Que sauce

I apply a generous amount of the rub to entire roast and place in crock pot. Pour root beer in careful not to wash off the rub. Fill so that roast is almost covered. Turn on crock pot to high and cook for 5 to 6 hours. I do flip the roast once halfway through. You will know its done as roast starts to fall apart. Drain liquid and remove bone. The bone pulls right out.

I use my hands (clean of course) and pull apart the meat. Once "shredded" I add the Sweet Baby Ray's to taste and keep crock pot on warm. Serve with a side of cole slaw and it goes over great!

Enjoy!
Us_out_West
Explorer
Oct 06, 2014
When we crockpot baby backs we use Coca Cola...16oz bottle.

After 5 hours we drain the liquid then coat the ribs with Sweet Baby Ray's original for another hour...on lower heat setting.

Fall off the bones and delicious.
NYCgrrl
Explorer
Oct 06, 2014
BigBlockTank wrote:
Ok, thanks for that info. I was not sure that you'd taste the root beer or not. It's just like Coke on skirt steak for fajitas.

The coke or any soft drink, tenderizes the meat, and does something to the enzymes in the meat to make it tender. I work on cars and airplanes, I'm not a scientist hahaha.

Beer also does the same thing. I was born and raised in eastern NC, so I doubt I'll ever do pulled pork like this, I like my family, and don't want to be ousted lol.

If y'all won't tell, I might try it when we're out in the dunes sometime, and see what all our camping friends think about it. Ok, nobody tell now....

I'm "forced" to make my crock pot pulled pork using a vinegar based sauce which I've been told is an Eastern counties of NC version. Understand that the only family member from the American South came from VA so I'm only happy she's no longer with us to see the sacrilege;). Oh right and once I added beer as I ran out of chicken broth. Tasted mighty fine to me.

I do use soda and preserve based glaze for some of my ribs though.
BigBlockTank
Explorer
Oct 06, 2014
Ok, thanks for that info. I was not sure that you'd taste the root beer or not. It's just like Coke on skirt steak for fajitas.

The coke or any soft drink, tenderizes the meat, and does something to the enzymes in the meat to make it tender. I work on cars and airplanes, I'm not a scientist hahaha.

Beer also does the same thing. I was born and raised in eastern NC, so I doubt I'll ever do pulled pork like this, I like my family, and don't want to be ousted lol.

If y'all won't tell, I might try it when we're out in the dunes sometime, and see what all our camping friends think about it. Ok, nobody tell now....
dpgllg
Explorer
Oct 06, 2014
NYCgrrl wrote:
BigBlockTank wrote:
I have never liked root beer, and have tried it many many times. Does the meat have a root beer flavor?

Or try Cherry Coke or Dr. Pepper.

OP here,

My next batch I will try the Dr. Pepper!

Just a note that you cannot taste root beer at all. My youngest daughter eats very little meat at all. She is not a vegan just does not like a steak or stuff like that. When I make this pulled pork she is the first in line when it is ready!
NYCgrrl
Explorer
Oct 06, 2014
BigBlockTank wrote:
I have never liked root beer, and have tried it many many times. Does the meat have a root beer flavor?

Or try Cherry Coke or Dr. Pepper.
ford_truck_guy
Nomad
Oct 05, 2014
Super_Dave wrote:
BigBlockTank wrote:
I have never liked root beer, and have tried it many many times. Does the meat have a root beer flavor?

No it doesn't. Try the Coke also. Both are being used as much for their sugar as anything.

Agree,..when we first saw this recipe , it said to use DR. Pepper... We use Coke... Have also tried it with Root Beer ,, it's good that way also without the root beer taste

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