Recipe: Slow Cooker Sweet & Spicy Pulled Pork
Description: While I don't enjoy drinking beer, I love cooking with it. This quick recipe also goes great on plain hamburger buns with a side of slaw. &mdash;Renee Herrington, Plano, Texas
Ingredients: [{"text": "1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (3 to 4 pounds)"}, {"text": "1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce"}, {"text": "1 bottle (12 ounces) beer or 1-1/2 cups beef broth"}, {"text": "1 cup packed brown sugar"}, {"text": "1/2 cup honey"}, {"text": "1/4 cup tomato paste"}, {"text": "3 tablespoons paprika"}, {"text": "4 teaspoons garlic powder"}, {"text": "1-1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes"}, {"text": "1 teaspoon salt"}, {"text": "1 teaspoon cayenne pepper"}, {"text": "1 tablespoon hickory liquid smoke, optional"}, {"text": "8 Hawaiian sweet hamburger buns, split"}]
Instructions: Place roast in a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine tomato sauce, beer, brown sugar, honey, tomato paste, seasonings and, if desired, liquid smoke; pour over meat. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove roast. When cool enough to handle, shred meat with two forks. Skim fat from cooking juices. Return meat to slow cooker; heat through.
Using tongs, place meat mixture on bun bottoms. Replace tops.
