sweet and smoky slow-cooked pulled lamb loin

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 (1 1/2 pound) lamb tenderloins
• 4 cups chopped onions
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle hickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle diet pepper-type soda (such as diet dr pepper®)
• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ready Time: 4 hrs 20 mins


• cut each lamb tenderloin into 4 pieces and place into a slow cooker; set to high.
• stir onions, barbecue sauce, crushed tomatoes, diet soda, worcestershire sauce, garlic, liquid smoke flavoring, paprika, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl; pour mixture over lamb tenderloin pieces. cover and cook until tenderloin pieces begin to shred at the edges, 3 to 4 hours.
• shred meat using 2 forks; reduce slow cooker setting to low and cook 1 more hour.