R.R.
A friend of mine told me about this recipe years ago, it's what I use every time, makes about 8 servings:
CROCK POT 3 INGREDIENT PULLED PORK
1 (2 pound) pork shoulder or butt
1 (12 ounce) can of root beer, Dr. Pepper or Coke
1 (18 ounce) bottle of barbecue sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray's)
1) Place the pork in a slow cooker/crock pot and pour the can of soda over the meat. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until pork shreds easily with a fork.
2) After pork has cooked, drain and discard the soda. Shred the pork and place it back in 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 buns or rolls, we like it on the Hawaiian sweet rolls.
The soda gives it good flavor even before adding the BBQ sauce. This also works well with chicken, but use 7-up, Orange Crush or other citrus flavored soda instead of a dark one.