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Perfect Pulled Pork

A salted, rubbed pork shoulder smoked low and slow until the collagen melts and the bark turns dark, then shredded by hand with its own juices and piled onto buns with a spoonful of tangy sauce.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on2 h
  • Total23 h 50 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 900 gbone-in pork butt (shoulder), about 2 lb
  • 1 tspkosher salt, 1/4 tsp per pound of meat
  • 30 mlMemphis Dust barbecue rub, 2 tbsp

To serve

  • 5kaiser rolls or hamburger buns
  • 95 mlbarbecue sauce, 3/8 cup; a South Carolina mustard sauce is a good match

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Sesame
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Anchovy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Grill
  • Smoker
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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