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American BBQ Pulled Pork

Slow-cooked pork shoulder with smoky dry rub and tangy BBQ sauce, perfect for sandwiches

Total Time
8h 20min
Servings
8
Difficulty
easy

Time Breakdown

Prep:20min
Cook:8h
Cuisine: american
Meal Type:
dinner
Tags:
slow-cookedsmokybbqsandwich

Ingredients (8 servings)

  • 4 lbpork shoulder, bone-in
  • 1/4 cupbrown sugar
  • 2 tbsppaprika
  • 1 tbspchili powder
  • 1 tbspgarlic powder
  • 1/2 cupapple cider vinegar
  • 1 cupketchup
  • 8 piecesbrioche buns

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix dry rub ingredients and coat pork shoulder thoroughly

    10min
  2. 2

    Let pork rest at room temperature for 1 hour

    1h
  3. 3

    Preheat oven to 225°F and place pork in Dutch oven

    15min
  4. 4

    Cook covered for 8 hours until internal temperature reaches 195°F

    8h
  5. 5

    Rest for 30 minutes, then shred with forks

    35min
  6. 6

    Mix with BBQ sauce and serve on toasted buns

    10min

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