Mom's Pulled Pork with Root Beer

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup kosher salt 
• 4 tablespoons paprika (smoked is best)
• 2 tablespoons coarse black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder 
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 5 - 6 lbs pork butt or shoulder
• 1 can root beer, Dr. Pepper or Coke (must be w/sugar, no diet stuff)

 

Directions 

Combined all spices together and set aside.

Trim excess fat from pork, getting rid of large, visible slabs. In a

9 x 13 pan, place the roast.  Pat rub spices all over the meat, 

top, bottom and sides, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 

overnight or for several hours. Place in slow cooker add liquid and 

cook on High for 6 - 8 hours, the meat should fall apart and shred 

very easily. Drain most of the liquid and put shredded meat back 

in the slow cooker and add BBQ sauce and serve on buns.

If desired use for Cafe Rio Pork or for making Pork Nachos.

Electric Pressure Cooker

Use the same directions for preparing the pork but put it in your 

pressure cooker. Select High Pressure and set timer for 50 minutes. 

Let pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes, then use the 

quick release method.

Tip

To shred large quantities of meat, use your stand mixer to shred the pork.