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Tender shredded beef served on toasted buns with cilantro, lime, and dollops of sour cream, perfect for tacos or sandwiches.

Sweet Slow Cooked Pork

Bree Hester
4.50 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Additional Time 3 hours
Total Time 11 hours 20 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine mexican inspired
Servings 10
Calories 686 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 pound pork shoulder bone in or bone out
  • 2 bottles root beer
  • 4 8-oz cans tomato sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 teaspoons cumin
  • 20 Tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded cheese
  • cilantro
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Salt and pepper pork roast on both sides. Put in the slow cooker with about a cup or so of water. Cook on low for 8 hours or overnight.
    Succulent roast beef cooking in a slow cooker, ready for a hearty meal. Perfect for family dinners and comfort food recipes.
  • The next morning, drain out all of the water and remove as much fat (or bone if you have one) as you can from the pork. Shred with two forks.
    Shredded cooked pork in an instant pot or slow cooker for recipes and meal prep.
  • Mix root beer, tomato sauce, honey, garlic, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin.
    Rich homemade beef broth simmering in a measuring cup on a kitchen countertop.
  • Pour sauce over pork and cook on LOW for another 3 to 4 hours.
    Slow cooker beef stew with tender shredded meat in rich, flavorful broth. Perfect for hearty comfort food meals.
  • Heat tortillas in a 350-degree oven. Add some shredded cheese and melt. Add pork, cilantro, and sour cream. I like a squeeze of lime on mine to freshen it up.
    Succulent slow-cooked shredded beef tacos with cilantro, lime, and sour cream on soft tortillas. Perfect for a delicious meal.

Nutrition

Calories: 686kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 43gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 845mgFiber: 2g
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