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Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ

A special trick gives moist and tender oven-roasted barbeque pork that real smoked flavor. Serve it on soft white buns as nature intended.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Sandwich
Cuisine: American
Calories: 344
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

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

Method
 

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

Nutrition

Calories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 17gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 1332mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8g

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