USE ROOTBEER!!I made this the other day. It was actually my second time. This time I substituted some of the water with a good rootbeer used a little honey bourbon(don't worry, the alcohol cooks out) and some honey, cut back on the sugar a little bit and balanced out the sweetness with some hot sauce and red pepper flakes. It was much much better the second time around. Hope someone trys my version and I hope you like it!!
I put this on before church and after watching a couple a couple of football games when we got home we totaled it. It was so tender it fell apart as I was getting it out of the crockpot dropping back in and splashing the juices all over the place including my Sunday pants! The only change I made was to add some Liquid Smoke. This is a definite favorite in this house.
Excellent!! Used a little less water for a slightly thicker sauce.
This recipe is pretty good! I grew up on carolina bbq so I can't give this 5 stars.... but for bbq from a slow cooker and not a bbq pit this is awesome
Here are my mods:
Used Sweet Baby Rays Maple Sugar bbq sauce and left out the honey and brown sugar. it was plenty sweet enough
I dumped about half a bottle of hot sauce into my pot before it had enough kick to it
I left out the celery
Added a few splashes of white vinegar and maybe a teaspoon of spicy brown mustard
this turned out so well I'll probably make it again for a fourth of july party I'm going to. DELICIOUS
Hi all, I'm the guy who contributed this recipe but no longer have the ability to access the account due to a hacker lol. Anyway, I wanted to address the consistency of the sauce. Yes, it's a bit watery, but I have a great fix. After removing the pork shoulder from the crock to shred it, use an immersion blender on the sauce remaining in the pot. Just whizz it all up. This will not only thicken the sauce but also more evenly distribute the flavors. Once done, add the shredded pork back to the pot. If you don't have an immersion blender, get one lol. Kidding. A regular blender would work too. Hope this helps!
Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great!
This recipe was awesome! We really enjoyed it! Thanks so much for sharing it:) We definitely will make this again.
This was the best pulled pork we have tried. Wouldn't change a thing!
this was my first slow cooker recipe and it was awesome my husband said it is a keeper! Gail Beverly MA
I made this yesterday exactly as written. Smelled really good. Had some rolls to make like bbq sandwiches. It didnt come out as thick as I thought it would. Maybe next time I will reserve some of the bbq sauce or not add the water. But overall it was a really good flavor. We had lots left cuz I made a 5lb roast for 3 of us. So we will be eating it again tonight. Just trying to figure what to eat it with...
