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Pulled Pork

The best pulled pork recipe using oven and stovetop smoker. This pulled pork is fall-off-the-bone tender, smoky, with homemade dry rub seasonings.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 20 minutes
Course: American Recipes
Cuisine: Barbecue
Keyword: pulled pork
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 587kcal
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs. (1.35kg) bone-in pork shoulder (pork butt)
  • 1/3 cup homemade dry rub
  • 3/4 cup apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Louisiana hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke

Wrapping:

BBQ Sauce:

  • 1 cup Stubb's® Original Bar-B-Q Sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions

  • Score both sides of the pork shoulder to allow the marinade seasonings to get inside the pork.
    Pulled pork seasoning.
  • Rub the dry rub all over the pork shoulder and inside the slits.
  • Add apple juice, apple cider vinegar, sugar, hot sauce and liquid smoke. Transfer the pork shoulder and all the liquid marinade inside a plastic bag. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight or best for 24 hours.
  • Heat up the oven to 250 °F (121 °C).
  • Transfer the pork shoulder onto a few sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil. Discard the liquid marinade.
  • Combine the dry rub and brown sugar in a small bowl and rub all over the pork. Wrap tightly with the aluminum foil. Make sure there is no leakage. Place the pork shoulder in a roasting pan with rack (preferred) or a deep baking pan, with the aluminum foil opening side up. This will prevent the pork jus from leaking out.
  • Slow roast the pork shoulder in the oven for 6 hours, recommended. (You may bake it at 350 °F (176°C) for 3 hours if you are pressed for time.)
  • In the meantime, heat up the BBQ sauce in a small sauce pan on low heat. Add the brown sugar, stir to mix well. Set aside.
  • Remove the pork shoulder from the oven, unwrap the aluminum foil and broil each side of the pork shoulder for 1-2 minutes, or until both sides are slightly charred.
  • Close off the aluminum oil, set aside and let cool for 30 minutes.
  • Discard the pork bone, shred and pull the pork with hands or using 2 forks. Reserve every bit of the pork jus inside the aluminum foil or on the roasting pan/baking pan. Spoon the pork jus all over the pulled pork.
  • How to Make Smoked Pulled Pork?
    Smoked pulled pork in a smoker.
  • To smoke the pulled pork, heat up a stovetop smoker and add 1 tablespoon of wood chips in the middle of the smoker. Place some pulled pork on aluminum foil. Cover the lid and place the smoker on a burner on medium heat. Smoke for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and remove the pulled pork from the smoker after 10 minutes.
  • To serve, drizzle the BBQ sauce generously over the pulled pork. To make pulled pork sandwiches, stuff a slider bun or burger bun with pulled pork, top with BBQ sauce and coleslaw.

Notes

Recipe source: Slap Yo Daddy.
Click the link for homemade dry rub.
I use this Stovetop Smoker which is only $19.99.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 587kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 316mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g