Smoked-Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- 1ea boneless pork shoulderabout 3 pounds
- 4tablespoons kosher salt
- 1tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1cup light brown sugar
- 1/4cup paprika
- 3sprigs fresh thymeleaves only
- 4cloves garlic
- 1/4cup red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 3tablespoons oil blend
Yield:
Instructions
- Directions
- Place the salt, pepper, brown sugar, paprika, thyme leaves, garlic, vinegar, and cayenne in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Add oil until you have a nice paste. Rub all over the pork, being sure to get into the nooks so the salt can penetrate the meat and pull out the moisture - this will help form a crust on the outside when cooked. Cover the pork with plastic wrap and let marinate at room temperature for at least 1 hour. O you could marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
- Set smoker at 275 degrees. Make sure to have wood chips soaking in water for at least 15 minutes. Smoke the roast (in the Alto-Sham down the hall) for 2 hours. Take out and then roast in convection oven.
- Roast the pork at 300 degrees, in a convection oven for 2 hours, uncovered, until the outside is crispy-brown (it should look like mahogany) Or until FORK TENDER. Let the meat rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes.
- Using two forks, shred the pork roast. Once shredded add a little BBQ sauce to season. Be careful not to add too much BBQ sauce, as you still want a good balance between the BBQ sauce and the smokey taste of the pork.
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