Dinner for 12
Sweet Barbacoa Pork
$10.07for 4370 minServes 12
Pork shoulder slowly cooks in root beer, tomato sauce, brown sugar, molasses, garlic, and cumin until tender enough to shred.
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pork roast, 7.5 lb$2.49/lb typical | 7.5 lb | $18.68Typical price |
 | Juice, 33 oz$0.04/oz typical | 33 oz | $1.33Typical price |
 | Tomato paste and sauce, 40 oz$0.10/oz typical | 40 oz | $4.00Typical price |
 | Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $30.22 | ||
Swaps
- Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSalt and pepperDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)
Not included in the cost.
- 370 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
MexicanDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
Typical price
$2.52 per serving$10.07 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 7 1/2 lb boneless pork butt or shoulder
- 4 cups root beer
- 5 cans (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 4 tbsp molasses or honey
- 3 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
- pepper to taste (optional)
- 4 tsp cumin
Steps
- Heat the oven to 300 F and place the pork in a covered roasting pan.
- Whisk the root beer, tomato sauce, molasses, brown sugar, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin together.
- Pour the sauce over the pork and cover the pan tightly.
- Bake the pork for 5 hours 45 minutes, until tender and at least 145 F inside.
- Shred the pork in the pan and stir it into the sauce.
- Rest the pork for 15 minutes before serving.
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