Root Beer BBQ Pork

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Thursday, January 01, 2004

Categories:

American/Entree

Yield:

12 servings

Ingredients:

3 lb. pork top loin roast, trimmed of all visible fat, cut to fit into slow-cooker
Vegetable oil cooking spray
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 large onion, sliced
4 1/2 C. root beer, divided use
1 T. garlic powder
1 bottle (12 oz) chili sauce
2 tsp. hot pepper sauce
12 reduced calorie hamburger buns

Directions:

Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Spray a large skillet with vegetable oil cooking spray. Brown pork pieces. Place pork in slow cooker; add onion, 1 1/2 C. root beer and garlic. Cover and cook 8-10 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high. Meanwhile in a medium saucepan combine 3 cups root beer and chili sauce. Bring to a boil; boil gently about 30 minutes or until mixture is reduced to approximately 2 1/2 cups, sitrring occasionally. Add hot pepper sauce. Shred meat using 2 rofks. Serve meat and onion mixture on buns with sauce.

Nutrition Facts:

344 calories, 34g carbohydrate, 31g protein, 8.7g fat, 2.9g saturated fat, 81mg cholesterol, 2.9g dietary fiber, 1060mg sodium

Exchanges per serving: 2 starch, 3 lean meat, 1/2 fat

Source:

Adapted recipe by Rachel Cly, RD, LD, Siegfried Health Center, St. John Medical Center