Dr. Pepper Roast Pork

Yes, you read the title correctly!  This is a recipe for slow cooked roast pork cooked in Dr. Pepper.  You see Dr. Pepper is the preferred beverage of my sweet hubby and he lovingly refers to it as the “nectar of the gods”.  He can’t go two hours without a glass of the stuff.  So when I saw The Pioneer Woman had a Dr. Pepper pork recipe I knew I had to make it for my hubby!  Ree is so much cooler than I will EVER be!  

Our family isn’t big into spicy food so I changed the recipe some to match our family’s taste.  We also had dinner guests of two teenage boys from hubby’s youth group over so I made tons of sides to feed them.  For a quick lesson of Southern BBQ check out this post where I discuss NC terms, technique and sides.

What You Need:
1 onion
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp GF Worcestershire sauce
Salt & pepper
2 cups of Dr. Pepper
4-5 lb pork butt or roast

How to Make It:
Quarter the onion and make a layer on the bottom of your slow cooker (I used my 6 qt).  Season the pork with salt and pepper then place on top of the onions.  Pour in the sugar, sauce and Dr. Pepper.  

Cook low and slow for 8 hours.  The pork will be falling apart by dinner!  And you will want to have a party when you experience how good this makes your house smell.

I served ours with green beans, GF Mac n cheese, GF cornbread and zucchini casserole.  Dessert was strawberry cobbler.  This was a huge hit with the hubby and the teenage boys.  Everyone got second helpings! 

The pork was so tender and juicy!  It was also surprisingly not sweet.  I thought the Dr. Pepper would make it sweeter.  Next time I will try to make a glaze with part of the yummy juices! 

Enjoy!