Barbecue Pulled Pork

by Dayna Grey

Simple and delicious, our Pulled Pork is a versatile dinner pleaser in every family. From Pulled Pork Tacos to Pulled Pork rolls, set and forget this recipe will open your eyes to how easy slow cooking is. 

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 medium mugfuls of cider
  • shoulder of pork (about 2½ kg)
  • a mugful of a good smoky barbecue sauce
  • soft white rolls
  • coleslaw

 

Method

  1. Mix together 2 tsp each smoked paprika, ground cumin, pepper, and brown sugar, plus 1 tsp salt. Rub over the 2.5kg boneless shoulder of pork.

  2. Put the pork in a big casserole dish, skin-side up, and pour in 2 medium mugfuls of cider.

  3. Cover with a lid and cook in the oven at 150C/130C fan/gas 2 for anywhere between 4 and 8 hrs until falling apart. Check every few hours in case it gets dry – if it does, add another mugful of cider.

  4. Take it out of the oven and put the meat in a big dish, leaving the liquid in the casserole.

  5. Cut the skin off, then shred the meat off the bone using two forks. Ditch any fatty bits, and skim any excess fat off the surface of the sauce.

  6. Add a mugful of a good smoky BBQ sauce to the casserole, mix it in, then ladle some into a bowl for dipping.

  7. Put the pulled pork back in the casserole with the juices so it stays moist. Season to taste. Can be made one day ahead.

  8. Serve in soft white rolls with coleslaw and the bowl of juices on the side for ‘French dipping’ the sandwich while you’re eating.

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