3-Ingredient Pulled Pork

Name: 3-Ingredient Pulled Pork
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 (2 lb) pork tenderloin (pork shoulder or butt can also be used); 1 can (12 oz) root beer; 1 bottle (18 oz) barbecue sauce; 8 hamburger buns

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Prep 5 min
Total 6 hr 0 min
Servings 8

Only 3 ingredients to moist, flavorful pulled pork that can be prepared in minutes and cooked in a slow cooker. MORE+ LESS-

By Girl Who Ate Everything

Updated March 7, 2017

Ingredients

(2 lb) pork tenderloin (pork shoulder or butt can also be used)

can (12 oz) root beer

bottle (18 oz) barbecue sauce

hamburger buns

Steps

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Place the pork tenderloin in a slow cooker and pour the can of root beer over the meat. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until pork shreds easily with a fork.
2

Remove cooked pork to cutting board, and drain and discard the root beer. Shred pork and return it to the slow cooker. Pour the barbecue sauce over the pork and stir to combine. Serve immediately or keep warm in slow cooker until ready to serve. Serve on hamburger buns.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 380.0

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6.0g; 9%
Saturated Fat 1.7g 9%
Cholesterol: 73.7mg; 25%
Sodium: 929.6mg; 39%
Potassium: 647.4mg; 18%
Total Carbohydrate: 51.6g; 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6% Sugars 28.4g
Protein: 28.1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin C: 1.50%; 2%
Calcium: 10.30%; 10%
Iron: 16.50%; 16%

Exchanges:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

This easy 3-Ingredient Pulled Pork can be thrown together in a slow cooker without much effort and without heating up your house. You can spend the day away from home and still come back to delicious, fall-apart tender pork for dinner. This recipe will work with a pork shoulder or butt, but we especially like it with a leaner pork tenderloin. Tenderloins don't have as much fat, so you don't need to trim them or worry about separating the meat and fat during shredding. And because the pork cooks in root beer it doesn’t need the extra fat that a pork shoulder or butt offer to keep it moist. The root beer acts as a tenderizer and after soaking in it all day, the pork practically melts in your mouth. Not only does the root beer work better than a store bought meat tenderizer, it gives the pork a hint of sweetness. But feel free to experiment with your soda of choice! Serve warm on top of hamburger buns with some corn on the cob and a salad.