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BBQ Pulled Pork

@arecipe.bsky.social

Pork shoulder rubbed with spices and slow-cooked until it pulls apart, then crisped in the oven and tossed in a tangy homemade barbecue sauce.

Prep 00:15
Cook 10:00
Yield 12

Ingredients

  • 3.5-4.5kg/ 5-7lb pork butt / pork shoulder (, bone in, fat cap on (Note 1))
  • 1 cup beer (, apple cider or apple juice (Note 2))
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp paprika powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp mustard powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar ((Note 3))
  • 3 cups tomato ketchup ((or Aussie tomato sauce))
  • 1 cup water ((or use remaining beer!))
  • 3 tbsp molasses (, orginal (not blackstrap, Note 4))
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 4 tsp mustard powder
  • 3 tsp garlic powder
  • 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp Tabasco ( or cayenne pepper (optional, for spiciness))

Instructions

  1. 1
    Rub the pork all over with the spice mix.
  2. 2
    Slow-cook on low with the beer about 10 hours, until tender enough to shred.
  3. 3
    Transfer to a roasting pan (reserve the liquid), drizzle with some fat, and roast at 350°F for 20 minutes.
  4. 4
    Trim the fat cap, spoon over more juices, and roast 15 minutes more.
  5. 5
    Meanwhile simmer the sauce ingredients about 45 minutes until thickened, loosening with cooking juices.
  6. 6
    Shred the pork and toss with the barbecue sauce.
Category
Dinner
Cuisine
American

Recipe Attribution

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recipetineats.com/pulled-pork-with-bbq-sauce/