O'Reilly's Pig Wings

• 12 trimmed bone-in pork shanks
• 1 (2 liter) bottle root beer
• 1 1/2 cups prepared apple butter
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 6 cups vegetable oil for frying

1. Cover pork shanks with water in a large pot over medium heat; bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and gently simmer pork shanks until tender, about 2 hours.
3. Skim foam that forms on the surface of water as pork cooks; pour in more water as needed.
4. Drain pork shanks and allow to cool, about 15 minutes.
5. Remove surface moisture with paper towels.
6. Pour root beer into a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to 4 cups, about 20 minutes.
8. Stir apple butter and hot sauce into root beer; reduce heat to low and simmer to keep warm, stirring occasionally, while frying shanks.
9. Heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
10. Gently lower pork shanks into hot oil, 2 or 3 at a time, and deep-fry until meat is crisp and brown, about 3 minutes per batch.
11. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
12. Serve pork shanks slathered with hot apple butter sauce.

root beer, apple butter, hot sauce, vegetable oil

Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/oreillys-pig-wings/ (may not work)