Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Dr. Pepper (?)
Modified Serious Eats Recipe (with Coca-Cola, and increased by 50%)
Servings: 10
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
- Heavy Skillet
Ingredients
- 3 lb pork sirloin roast
- 16 oz Classic Coke
- 1½ tsp honey
- 1½ Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 c barbecue sauce Kansas City-style
Instructions
- In a large, heavy skillet, brown the roast on all sides on medium-high heat, approximately 4-5 minutes per side. Remove roast to slow cooker.
- Pour soda into pan, continue heating over medium-high heat, and use a spatula or wooden spoon to deglaze pan. Cook liquid for 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add the cooked soda, and whisk to combine. Pour over roast in slow cooker.
- Set slow cooker to low, and cook for 7-8 hours.
- Remove roast to a cutting board, and dispose of liquid. Shred roast using two forks, and return to slow cooker. Add barbecue sauce, cover, and set slow cooker to low, and cook for one hour.
Notes
Original recipe calls for 2 lbs roast, and a single can of Dr. Pepper. I ended up with 3 lbs of roast, and didn't have Dr. Pepper - upping all ingredients by 50%, and using Coca-Cola seemed to work well, and I repeated the effort to confirm that it wasn't a fluke! :)