Don’t have a smoker but love BBQ pulled pork? The Shannon Rose Irish Pub (http://theshannonrose.com) has a very tasty alternative that requires just an oven and some rich Guinness stout.

The Shannon Rose’s Guinness BBQ Pulled Pork, with slow-roasted pork simmered in Guinness BBQ sauce and topped with pepper jack cheese on a toasted brioche roll, is a customer favorite. Adding Guinness to the barbecue sauce creates a sweet and sharp balance, using the stout’s smoothness to keep it from being overpowering.

The Shannon Rose’s Guinness BBQ Pulled Pork

BBQ Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 oz shallots
• 1 cup Guinness
• 1 qt BBQ sauce
• ½ cup honey

Dry Rub Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp paprika
• 3 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp white pepper
• 2 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp coriander
• 1 tbsp Cajun spice

Other Ingredients:

• 8lb Pork Butt
• 1.5-gal water
• ¼ cup liquid smoke
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

BBQ Sauce Directions:

1. Mince shallots and sauté over medium heat in vegetable oil until softened, about 2 minutes.
2. Add Guinness and allow to reduce.
3. Whisk in BBQ sauce and honey. Set aside.

Dry Rub Directions:

1. Combine all the dry rub ingredients together.

Pulled Pork Directions:

• Rub the pork butts with 1 cup of the dry rub, making sure all surfaces are covered.
• In a deep pan, combine water, liquid smoke & vinegar and place in pork butts.
• Cover with aluminum foil and cook at 300 degrees for 6 hours. Finished pork should be dark brown and pull apart with ease.
• Remove from the liquid and let cool.
• Once cooled, pull pork into bite-sized pieces.
• Heat and mix the pulled pork with the Guinness BBQ sauce.
• Assemble your sandwich by placing Pepper Jack cheese on the bun with a heaping scoop of pulled pork. Top with frizzled onions, coleslaw or your favorite condiment.

About The Shannon Rose

The Shannon Rose Irish Pub provides a chef-driven menu using fresh, high-quality ingredients, blending Irish pub classics and new tavern favorites. For its thirsty guests, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub features more than 30 beers on tap – including Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s – and a wide selection of premium scotch malts and Irish whiskeys.

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