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Smoked pulled pork is that perfect comfort food. Sweet and spicy, with just a hint of tanginess. It's great as it is, but you can also experiment with putting your own spin on it.

Texas Style Smoked Pulled Pork

This recipe creates an unmistakable sweet, smokey aroma as the pulled pork cooks slowly 'til falling apart. The tender red meat enhances the blend of spices to create a flavour explosion in your mouth.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours
Resting Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 10 hours 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 People
Calories 244 kcal

Equipment

  • Smoker
  • Charcoal
  • Hickory wood chips
  • Grilling tools
  • Meat thermometer
  • Meat shredders or two large forks

Ingredients
  

  • 2.75-3.0 kg Boston butt pork shoulder (ask your butcher for bone-in for the best flavour)
  • 65 g (¼ cup) Dijon mustard
  • 50 g Big Dog Spice Rub of your choice (we recommend: SPG, Memphis Red, Kansas Kick, Big Tex or Double Chipotle)
  • barbeque sauce, if desired

Spritz:

  • 60 ml apple cider vinegar
  • 60 ml water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the smoker to 110-120 °C.
  • Trim excess fat from pork, leaving about a 6 mm layer of fat.
  • Score the fat just deeply enough to reach the meat below the fat layer.
  • Slather pork with mustard.
  • Massage the dry rub onto the pork.
  • Mix apple cider vinegar and water in a spray bottle.
  • Insert a heat-resistant probe thermometer into the centre of the pork (do not let the probe touch bones).
  • Smoke for two hours, open the smoker and spritz with vinegar and water mixture.
  • Spritz pork every hour until pork reaches an internal temperature of 70-75 °C.
  • Wrap pork in foil and return to the smoker.
  • Continue smoking until pork reaches an internal temperature of 90-95 °C.
  • Remove from smoker and let wrapped pork rest for 1-2 hours in a cold oven.
  • Remove pork and shred. Place in a serving dish, add barbeque sauce or serve on the side.
  • Serve with sandwich buns, pickles, and coleslaw for an authentic Texas Pulled Pork sandwich.

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Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal
Keyword Barbeque, Pork, Slow Cooked
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