Coca-Cola, you ask? Yep. It’s really not so unusual. Braising meat in rich sweet liquid is pretty common and combining cola with chili sauce makes a solid BBQ sauce. You could use other sodas—Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, cherry cola (AKA here as Cheerwine), ginger ale, even root beer. Just do NOT use diet soda! As for the pork, it’s gotta be a leg portion—any other cut is too lean. Boston butt is your cut—the name used whether from the shoulder or butt.
1 (4 -5 lb) pork roast (shoulder or butt)
12 oz. Coca-Cola (or other brand of cola)
18 oz. bottle barbecue sauce
Cut excess fat off of roast.
Place roast in a 5 quart crock pot. Pour BBQ sauce and Coca-Cola until it reaches nearly the top of the roast (or covers it depending on the cut of meat).
Set Crock Pot on low heat and cook for 8-10 hours.
Skim fat off.
When ready to serve, remove roast from Crock Pot to a platter. Remove any bones and trim all fat. With a fork, begin "pulling" pork apart into thin shreds.
Add back to crock pot.
Serve pulled pork on a burger bun or on its own.
1 (4 -5 lb) pork roast (shoulder or butt)
12 oz. Coca-Cola (or other brand of cola)
18 oz. bottle barbecue sauce
Cut excess fat off of roast.
Place roast in a 5 quart crock pot. Pour BBQ sauce and Coca-Cola until it reaches nearly the top of the roast (or covers it depending on the cut of meat).
Set Crock Pot on low heat and cook for 8-10 hours.
Skim fat off.
When ready to serve, remove roast from Crock Pot to a platter. Remove any bones and trim all fat. With a fork, begin "pulling" pork apart into thin shreds.
Add back to crock pot.
Serve pulled pork on a burger bun or on its own.
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