Pulled Pork with Root Beer

BBQ Sauce

     ½ tsp salt

     ½ tsp pepper

     1 tbsp cooking oil

     2 med onions -- cut in thin wedges

     1 cup root beer

     2 tbsp minced garlic

     3 cup root beer

     1 cup bottled chili sauce

     ¼ tsp root beer concentrate

     several dashes hot pepper sauce (optional)

     8 hamburger buns

     lettuce leaves -- optional

     tomato slices -- optional

1. Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut roast to fit into crockery cooker. Sprinkle meat with the salt and pepper. In a large skillet brown roast on all sides in hot oil. Drain.

2.  Transfer meat to a 3 ½ to 5 quart electric crockery cooker. Add onions,  1 cup root beer and garlic. Cover.

3.  Cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hours or on high-setting for 4-5 hours. 

4.  Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan combine the 2 cans or 2 bottles of root beer and 1 cup of bottled chili sauce. Bring to boil; upon reaching boil, reduce heat and continue to boil gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally for about 30 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 2 cups. Add root beer concentrate and bottled hot pepper sauce, if desired.

5.  Transfer roast to a cutting board or serving platter. With a slotted spoon, remove onions from juices and place on serving platter. Discard juices. Using two forks, pull meat apart into shreds.

6.  If desired, line hamburger buns with lettuce leaves and tomato slices. 

7.  Add meat and onions to hamburger buns, spoon on sauce.