I use my smoker to enjoy my favorite barbecue restaurant style food at home. I regularly make smoked chicken, smoked pork chops and this fabulous smoked pulled pork. There’s nothing better than a super tender pulled pork sandwich, and in my opinion, the best way to accomplish this is to smoke your pork at low temperature. This smoked pulled pork is actually quite easy to make, and it’s perfect for feeding a large crowd.
Smoked Pulled Pork Ingredients
The ingredients in this recipe are simple and easy to find. You’ll need pork shoulder, mustard, BBQ rub, apple juice and BBQ sauce.
How Do You Make Smoked Pulled Pork?
This recipe starts with a BBQ spice rub, which gets spread all over your pork roast. I like to use my homemade BBQ rub, but you can use your favorite store bought rub if you prefer. The homemade rub contains brown sugar, salt, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and many other spices. The pork goes into the smoker and cooks for 4-5 hours until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Baste or spritz the meat occasionally with apple juice. At that point, the pork is wrapped and left to cook for another 3-4 hours or until tender. Shred your meat, stir in some BBQ sauce, then enjoy!
Tips For the Perfect Dish
You can wrap your pork in either foil or butcher paper. Foil will work just fine, but the best pork is smoked with peach butcher paper. Wrapping the pork in peach butcher paper allows the meat to hold in its juices while allowing the smoke to permeate. You’ll also get nicer, more flavorful bark with the butcher paper. This recipe calls for a 4 pound pork roast. You can double or triple the recipe to feed a larger crowd, just be aware that the smoking time may increase by up to 2 hours for each additional pound of pork used. I prefer to smoke my pork in a disposable aluminum pan as it makes for easy clean up! For best results, choose wood chips with a lot of flavor such as apple, cherry or hickory.
Ways To Use Smoked Pork Shoulder
There are so many different ways to enjoy pulled pork! You can eat it plain, make sandwiches, and use the leftovers in a variety of dishes.
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This is the best pulled pork I’ve ever had; that rich, smoky flavor just cannot be beat!
