Ingredients:

2 – 2.5 pounds boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed

salt and black pepper

1 large sweet onion, cut into thin wedges

1 18 ounce bottle (about 1-3/4 cups) hot and spicy barbecue sauce

1 cup dr. pepper carbonated beverage (not diet)

8 hamburger buns, split and toasted, or 16 baguette-style french bread slices, toasted

desired toppings, such as sliced tomatoes, lettuce leaves, pickles, and/or mustard

Directions:

1. If necessary, cut meat to fit into a 3-1/2- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Place onion in cooker; top with meat. Add barbecue sauce and carbonated beverage.

2. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or high 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat; shred using two forks. Remove onion with a slotted spoon and add to meat. Pour cooking liquid into a glass measuring cup or bowl; skim off fat. Return meat mixture to cooker; stir in enough of the cooking liquid to moisten.

3. Serve meat mixture in buns with toppings.

Bon Appetit!