Really nothing to this recipe, soda, barbecue, slow-cooked meat and voila, a perfect fork-tender saucy sandwich everyone goes nuts over.
Perfect for feeding a large crowd, parties and even using the slow cooker at the office for associate parties!
The best thing about this recipe is you can use any meats you like because it tastes great with chicken beef, pork and more!
My barbecue sauce for Jack Daniels is superb but you can use a store-bought kind if you like.
We use the homemade barbecue sauce on many of our grilled food recipes.
You don't have to wait until summer to get a great barbecued tasty sandwich because I have several cooking methods to choose from right in your indoor kitchen!
Scroll down to the printable recipe card and check out how easy this recipe is to make and watch how many compliments you will get when you serve this to friends and family!
The Most Tender Meat!
Every bite is tender with slow cooking the meat.
The meat also stays super juicy and the flavors are a little sweet and with a hint of garlic and spices and if you use some cayenne pepper it will add some heat if you like hot and spicy!
The meat is so delicious even plain without even adding any sauce to it, so if you're not a barbecue sauce fan, leave it just the way it is straight from the pot.
Cooking Methods
- Instant pot: sear the meat first 3 minutes on each side then place the instant pot on slow cooker mode to manual instructions.
- Regular slow cooker/crockpot: sear meat on top of the stove first for 3 minutes on each side then place in the slow cooker for 6 to 8 hours on low or 4 to 6 hours on high.
- Oven-roasted on 250 covered with foil in a roasting pan for around 6 hours.
- Smoker: place in a smoker using apple chips on 225 low heat for 12 hours.
- Pressure cooker for 45 minutes or to your instruction manual.
Ingredients You Will Need to Make Jack Daniels Pulled Meat Sandwiches
- boneless Beef roasts ( I use London broil) or Pork Tenderloin ( you can also use the Pork shoulder or Pork butt just be careful of the bones) or boneless chicken breasts
- whiskey (we use Jack Daniels) (for nonalcohol users, add beef broth)
- root beer, coke, or cherry coke
- granulated garlic powder
- black pepper and salt
- Optional: a pinch of cayenne pepper if you like spicy, liquid smoke
Tips
- Allow the meat to slow cooker and if you're in a hurry cook overnight on low
- Toasting the bun makes the sandwich very flavorful especially grilled with butter
- Other toppings like lettuce, tomato, crispy bacon, sharp cheeses make a nice addition to the sandwich
- The meat freezes easily in freezer bags without sauce on it, thaw when ready to use and add barbecue sauce
- You can also serve this meat just as it is without barbecues sauce.
- If you prefer not to use sweetened soda, use diet soda or beef broth.
- This shredded meat is great in wraps, tortilla shells, on salads and over rice.
Shredding the meat
I usually use two forks to shred the meat, they also have a tool you can purchase that shreds the meats called shred claws from various companies.
If the meat is slow-cooked it falls apart easily.
I have made this recipe in a regular electric smoker, in the oven and in a slow cooker crockpot express and also the original instant pot.
Every method as long as you slow cook the meat will be fork shreddable and tender.
Suggestions for Meats:
Meats I prefer are all boneless
- Chicken breasts
- Beef roasts
- Pork roasts (if you use the butt of pork shoulder ask the butcher to remove the bone)
- Venison tenderloin
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Yield: 12
Jack Daniels Pulled Pork Sandwich
prep time: 10 Mcook time: 8 hourtotal time: 8 H & 10 M
These Jack Daniels sandwiches are barbecued meat using either pork, beef or chicken to make a fabulous sandwich with. The meat is fork-tender and slow-cooked in a whiskey and root beer or choice of soda then drenched with a delicious homemade barbecue sauce all stacked on a grilled hard roll.
ingredients:
- 3 to 4 pounds of boneless Beef roasts ( I use London broil) or Pork Tenderloin ( you can also use the Pork shoulder or Pork butt just be careful of the bones) use 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup whiskey (we use Jack Daniels) (for nonalcohol users, add beef broth)
- 1 can root beer, coke, or cherry coke (you can also use diet or beef broth if preferred)
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and salt
- Optional: a pinch of cayenne pepper if you like spicy, for more of a smoked flavor use 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
- Olive Oil (need for brushing on the buns) or melted butter if you prefer
- Cooking Spray
- Cast Iron grooved skillet or grill pan
- For Garnishing:
- Regular sized hard rolls or slider buns (smaller than the regular-sized buns)
- Jack Daniels Homemade Sauce Recipe
- Minced Garlic (1/2 teaspoon per sandwich)
- Dried Parsley Flakes
- pickle slices are optional
instructions:
How to cook Jack Daniels Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Place the meat in an instant pot and sear the pork or beef on both sides for 3 minutes in 3 tablespoons of butter or oil. Drain.
- Note: if using just a regular slow cooker, sear the meat on top of the stove first then proceed the same in the slow cooker your using.
- Add 1/4 cup of Jack Daniels and 1 can of cocoa cola, black pepper, salt, granulated garlic, ( liquid smoke if using) and cayenne pepper and place on the slow cooker on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 4 to 6 hours.
- Drain off most of the juice.
- Shred the meat with two forks or use a meat claw shredder.
- Add the homemade sauce recipe for Jack Daniels or barbecue sauce your favorite store-bought barbecue sauce.
- Toasting the buns: I use a cast-iron skillet with groves or griddle pan to grill the buns.
- Sliced the buns open, brush them lightly with olive oil or butter
- Grill until lightly toasted then brush the tops with minced fresh garlic or granulated garlic powder with dried parsley on top.
- Fill the buns with the meat, adding more sauce if needed and top with pickles if using.
- Note for Cooking Methods
- Instant pot: sear the meat first 3 minutes on each side then place the instant pot on slow cooker mode to manual instructions.
- Regular slow cooker/crockpot: sear meat on top of the stove first for 3 minutes on each side then place in the slow cooker for 6 to 8 hours on low or 4 to 6 hours on high.
- Oven-roasted on 250 covered with foil in a roasting pan for around 6 hours.
- Smoker: place in a smoker using apple chips on 225 low heat for 12 hours.
Calories
375
375
Fat (grams)
26
26
Sat. Fat (grams)
12
12
Carbs (grams)
22
22
Net carbs
11
11
Sugar (grams)
3
3
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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2012. It was edited and re-published in 2020.
