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Pulled Pork Slow-Cooked in Beer

A few weeks ago my neighbor gave us a six pack of some beer. He said he got it when he did a job at this particular company, but the hops had a really strong after taste. He thought maybe we could use it.

This particular beer was a pale ale, it claims to be “a hoppy American beer that commands your attention”. At first taste it was a good and smooth beer. But we just didn’t like the strong hop taste at the end. Big G wanted to toss them, but I had better plans. I’m not big on wasting anything, and I figured I could use these bottles for something, and I was right! It was delicious slow cooked with pulled pork, I just added a little extra something to balance out the taste.

Beer is a great ingredient to use in braising and slow cooking. Especially with something like a pulled pork or shredded chicken, since you want it tender and juicy. It helps the collagen in the meat break apart, making it more tender. Since this was a hoppy beer, I added in a bit of apple cider vinegar to balance the taste. If you are using a beer that tastes good, with a smooth delivery you can add more of the beer and cut out the apple cider vinegar. You can also take out the beer in this recipe and just use the apple cider vinegar, if necessary.

The pork came out just as I’d anticipated; tangy, flavorful and juicy. I hope you enjoy it just as much as my family did! We couldn’t keep our hands off of it!

Ingredients:

  • 4.5 pound Pork Butt
  • 1-2 teaspoons house seasoning, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry red peppers
  • 1-2 tablespoons grapeseed oil, peanut oil, canola oil or other high burning oil
  • 1 medium white onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can Original Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
  • 1 cup beer
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch (optional)
Directions:
 
Start by seasoning the pork roast with house seasoning, cloves, chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, dried cilantro and dry red peppers.
Once nicely seasoned, pour oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Once oil is heated through, place seasoned pork in skillet and sear all sides.
Once meat is seared place in slowcooker, top with chopped onion and garlic and (undrained) can of Rotel.
Once the pork is removed, deglaze the pan by scraping any leftover spices then adding the beer and stirring (over medium-low heat!). Once it’s mixed in, add the apple cider vinegar.
Stir well, then add to the pot by simply pouring the sauce all over the pork.
Cover and set for 6-8 hours on low heat, or until tender.
Once done, use two forks to simply break apart the meat. It should be pretty tender and fall apart easily.
(It’s optional to thicken the sauce just a bit with some corn starch.)
The night I made this, we used it in carnitas tacos with all the fixings.
There was a ton of pork left after our meal, and we had fun using the leftovers in a variety of ways. We used them in grilled cheese sandwiches with pepper jack cheese, we also used it in sandwich rolls with barbecue sauce and I even made a grilled egg and cheese sandwich with some of the pork. The meat is delicious and you can use it in such a variety of fun ways!
Enjoy!
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Pulled Pork Slow-Cooked in Beer

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Total Time: 7 hours, 15 minutes

Pulled Pork Slow-Cooked in Beer

Ingredients

  • 4.5 pound Pork Butt (boneless)
  • 1-2 teaspoons house seasoning, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry red peppers
  • 1-2 tablespoons grapeseed oil, peanut oil, canola oil or other high burning oil
  • 1 medium white onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can Original Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
  • 1 cup beer
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch (optional)

Instructions

  1. Start by seasoning the pork roast with house seasoning, cloves, chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, dried cilantro and dry red peppers.
  2. Once nicely seasoned, pour oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Once oil is heated through, place seasoned pork in skillet and sear all sides.
  3. Once meat is seared place in slowcooker, top with chopped onion and garlic and (undrained) can of Rotel.
  4. Once the pork is removed, deglaze the pan by scraping any leftover spices then adding the beer and stirring (over medium-low heat!). Once it's mixed in, add the apple cider vinegar.
  5. Stir well, then add to the pot by simply pouring the sauce all over the pork.
  6. Cover and set for 6-8 hours on low heat, or until tender.
  7. Once done, use two forks to simply break apart the meat. It should be pretty tender and fall apart easily. (It's optional to thicken the sauce just a bit with some corn starch.)
  8. The meat is delicious and you can use it in such a variety of fun ways!
  9. Enjoy!
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  1. Anonymous says

    September 5, 2013 at 1:34 am

    Just love your writing style and your attention to detail.
    (Wonder who you get it from?)
    As much as I dislike beer this looks so good I may have to give it a try!
    Keep up the great work!
    Love you!
    Dad

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  2. Melissa Libertad says

    September 13, 2013 at 6:04 am

    Beer and pork!? Oh I have to pin this recipe for the hubby when the weather starts getting a little colder. He loves pork, so I am sure that he will love this. 🙂

    I love all your recipes. I want to eat it all! lol.

    http://www.paintingmariposasinthesky.com/

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  3. AB says

    March 30, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    I tried to print your recipe for Pulled Pork Slow-Cooked in Beer. IT CAME UP 25 PAGES! Instead of all those photos (which consume so many pages), why don’t you input the directions in text like the ingredients. How can I get this recipe all on one page without printing so many pages?

    Reply
    • MamaHarris says

      March 30, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      Ouch! So sorry about that, I recently moved my blog over so I could add printable recipes to each entry and I’ve been slowly going back and doing so. I can update this entry with that and comment again when it’s done. So sorry!

      Reply
    • MamaHarris says

      April 11, 2014 at 5:01 pm

      I’ve updated the post with a printable recipe, let me know if that works out for you! Sorry again about the 25 pages!!

      Reply

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