Then, Anthony got into the whole Fantasy Football thing with his co-workers this yr and I accept to admit that I've been getting sucked into the games a fleck more than than I had expected. Football is the merely sport that I have any interest in (probably because I actually know the rules & such after the 4 years I spent cheering on my loftier school boyfriend), but Ant and I never watched anything other than the Super Bowl. This year I'm sucked in all twenty-four hour period Sun and half of Monday night until I just get too tired to care anymore. (around 9pm)

The actually odd function is that I feel like nosotros have to have that "tailgate party" atmosphere that normal people have when they get their friends together to watch the game. The merely difference is that nosotros take no friends ; ) Merely, that hasn't stopped me from busting out the crock pot each Sunday to make chili or some such dish.

This past weekend I wanted to try something I've never made before and decided "What could exist more than "tailgate" than pulled pork?" Enter the strangest (but evidently most amazing) recipe I've ever fabricated. What did I do?

I used a pork shoulder since they are cheaper,  only I guess you could use a tenderloin if you wanted too. Toss the meat in the crock pot and pour root beer on top of it. Yep, ROOT BEER! (about vi fl oz for each pound of meat) Set the temp to low, and let information technology simmer for 6-7 hours until the meat is done. So you lot pour out the root beer, shred the pork, and dump it back in the pot with whatever bottled bbq sauce is your favorite. (about nine oz sauce per lb) Stir information technology all up and let information technology soak together, and in about a half hour you're ready to eat what Ant chosen "The best pork sandwich he has e'er had!" (Of course I forgot to accept a flick, but I guess pork BBQ alllooksthe same.)

I couldn't believe it. Never in a one thousand thousand years would I have ever thought to cook pork in root beer. I don't actually cook pork that often, only still. It just sounds weird doesn't it? Why does it seem so much different than cooking beefiness in coffee or pineapple? I sure don't know, but I have 9 more lbs of pork in the freezer (Thanks a lot CostCo) that are never going to have the chance to be anything but BBQ!

Have any of you lot always tried this before, and what did yous think?
What is the strangest recipe yous have ever made?
And… Got whatever ideas for a dish for next Sunday?
I'm thinking possibly wings, or ribs, or spinach-artichoke dip, or empanadas, or…

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