Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ

Name: Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 720 min
Total time: 735 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons dry barbeque rub, or more as needed; 1 (3 1/2) pound bone-in pork shoulder blade roast; 0.5 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring, divided; 1 cup water, divided; 0.75 cup barbeque sauce, or as needed; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 12 soft white hamburger buns; 0.75 cup barbeque sauce, divided

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Use your favorite dry rub and barbeque sauce to make this succulent pork. A little trick I like is to put 2 ramekins with liquid smoke flavoring in with the meat and roast it slowly. Do your patriotic American duty and serve this on the cheapest, lightest white hamburger buns you can find.

Recipe by Chef John

Updated on October 10, 2019

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Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

12 hrs

Total Time:

12 hrs 15 mins

Servings:

12

Yield:

12 servings

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons dry barbeque rub, or more as needed
1 (3 1/2) pound bone-in pork shoulder blade roast
½ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring, divided
1 cup water, divided
¾ cup barbeque sauce, or as needed
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
12 soft white hamburger buns
¾ cup barbeque sauce, divided

Directions

Preheat oven to 210 degrees F (100 degrees C).
Sprinkle dry rub generously on all sides of pork roast and place meat into a heavy pan or Dutch oven.
Pour 1/4 teaspoon of liquid smoke flavoring into each of two 6-ounce ramekins; fill ramekins with 1/2 cup water each. Place ramekins into the Dutch oven on either side of the roast. Place lid onto Dutch oven.
Roast pork in the preheated oven until very tender, 12 hours. Remove roast from Dutch oven, place onto a work surface (such as a cutting board), and separate the meat from the bone using your fingers. Discard any large pieces of fat.
Roughly chop pork with a large knife or cleaver; drizzle with 3/4 cup barbeque sauce. Season with salt and black pepper.
Spread about 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce onto each bun and pile pork on buns to serve.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

344	Calories
15g	Fat
34g	Carbs
17g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 344
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g	19%
Saturated Fat 5g	26%
Cholesterol 52mg	17%
Sodium 1332mg	58%
Total Carbohydrate 34g	12%
Dietary Fiber 1g	5%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 17g
Vitamin C 1mg	4%
Calcium 92mg	7%
Iron 2mg	13%
Potassium 332mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.