| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 8 hr 30 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 8 hr 15 min |
| Yield: | 8 sandwiches |
Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin or roast (about 2 pounds), cut in half
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
- 1 can (12 ounces) root beer
- 1 bottle (4 ounces) liquid smoke
- 1 cup Sassy Sauce, recipe follows, or your favorite barbeque sauce
- 8 hamburger buns
- Spicy bread and butter pickle chips, for serving
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Place the pork tenderloin or roast in the bottom of a slow cooker and sprinkle with the seasoning salt. Pour the root beer and liquid smoke over the top. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours. Once the pork is done, remove from the pan and shred with a fork. Place into a bowl and add in the Sassy Sauce, as well as 1/2 cup of the juice from the slow cooker. Serve on a bun with bread and butter pickles.
- Ingredients and Directions
- To make the sauce, add the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard and to a medium saucepan. Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes. Remove and serve with pulled pork sandwiches. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 307 |
| Total Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 50 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 34 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 47 mg |
| Sodium | 703 mg |
Reviews
If you’re cooking for 8 hours use a pork shoulder or pork butt…tenderloin will turn into jerky. Just be diligent about pulling the fat out. Otherwise this recipe is so delicious…the sauce is magical! I served over fries with cheese and green onions.
Am I the only person to be confused about the recipes that interchange pork tenderloin with pork roast? They are so different and I cannot see how you can use either one for the same recipe. Tenderloin is delicious and tender when marinated and baked for 20 minutes. Pork roast can be dry and tough and needs much more roast time. I like the idea of using root beer, but am hesitant to try making this.
I put the whole pot roast and two cans of root beer and my husband cant stay out of it
very good, easy to make, lots of leftovers to take to work. the boyfriend even liked it with very little criticism! now THAT’S an accomplishment!!!!! thank you……
Everything about this recipe is amazing!! It’s simple yet so delicious!! The sassy sauce is not a must I’m sure it gives the pork more tang but regular bbq sauce does the job ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a must recipe to try!!!
My boyfriend and I loved this one. Definitely will be making again. I used a pre-made bbq sauce and it was delicious but would like to try the one in the recipes sometime.
I made this pulled pork recipe yesterday. I would give it 4 stars. Very easy to put together. I didn’t use the amount of liquid smoke. Instead I use 1 teaspoon. It was smokey enough for us. Served on a crusted roll with Cole slaw.
Made it true to recipe sassy sauce and all. Served on toasted Hawaiian rolls. Delicious!