Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Root Beer Recipe

This slow cooker pulled pork shoulder recipe is simmered in root beer, brown sugar, and spices and it makes the best sandwiches on Hawaiian sweet bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 170 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (3 1/2) pound boneless pork shoulder
• 8 fluid ounces root beer

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pat pork shoulder dry; place in a slow cooker. Pour root beer over pork.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, cumin, paprika, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano in a small bowl; sprinkle on top pork and lightly rub until entire surface coated.

Step 3

Cook on Low for 5 hours; increase heat to High and continue cooking until pork is tender and easily pulled apart with a fork, about 3 hours more.

Step 4

Carefully transfer pork to a platter; shred with 2 forks. Drizzle some cooking liquid over pork to moisten.