Arrived home to a wonderful aroma today. Thought Barry would grill or roast the lone pork tenderloin that we had thawed. Instead, on the advice of a friend, he slow cooked it in a can of root beer. Thought it a little odd at first . . . but it was delicious. Thanks for your suggestion Paul Schmidt!
By the way, the root beer adds a nice layer of color to the finished pork and adds just a slightly sweet but delicious taste.
Slow Cooker (Root Beer) Pork
1 lb. pork tenderloin or use pork butt
Salt & pepper
1(12 oz.) can root beer
Simple Root Beer Sauce -- ingredients for a basic roux + a little garlic & horseradish OR just use prepared BBQ sauce
- After removing any silverskin, liberally salt and pepper the pork.
- Throw it in the slow cooker and cover with can or root beer.
- Cook on HIGH 3 or 4 hours and then turn to low for 2 or 3 or cook on LOW all day.
- Root Beer Sauce: Melt butter, adding a little garlic; then add equal amounts of flour (2 tablespoons of each) and allow to cook for a few minutes. Then add remaining liquid from the slow cooker (to equal about 1 cup; if not enough broth remains, add some beef stock) + a little horseradish if preferred and cook until thickened. Add additional salt and pepper as needed.
Recipe without photos . . .Slow Cooker (Root Beer) Pork
1 lb. pork tenderloin or use pork butt
Salt & pepper
1(12 oz.) can root beer
Simple Root Beer Sauce -- ingredients for a basic roux + a little garlic & horseradish OR just use prepared BBQ sauce
- After removing any silverskin, liberally salt and pepper the pork.
- Throw it in the slow cooker and cover with can or root beer.
- Cook on HIGH 3 or 4 hours and then turn to low for 2 or 3 or cook on LOW all day.
- Root Beer Sauce: Melt butter, adding a little garlic; then add equal amounts of flour (2 tablespoons of flour to 2 tablespoons of butter) and allow to cook for a few minutes. Then add remaining liquid from the slow cooker (to equal about 1 cup; if not enough broth remains, add some beef stock) + a little horseradish if preferred and cook until thickened. Add additional salt and pepper as needed.
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