OVEN SLOW COOKED PULLED PORK

This is an easy pulled pork recipe that is cooked slowly in a Dutch oven overnight. No smoker required and with just a few simple ingredients, you will be able to make perfect pulled pork every time.

Course Main Course

Cuisine British

Keyword roasted

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 15

Servings people

Calories 319kcal

Author Chris

Ingredients

1 pork shoulder 1.5 - 2kg will be fine
2 tbs salt
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs smoked paprika
1 teaspoon liquid smoke optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 220 °C.
Mix salt sugar and paprika together.
Pat pork shoulder with a paper towel to dry.
Rub half of the spice mix all over the pork and place in a Dutch oven (a big cast iron pot).
Add half a glass of water to the pot to stop anything from burning.
Place cast iron pot in the oven with the lid off and bake for 30 minutes, or until you have browned the meat nicely.
After 30 minutes, remove from the oven and turn the temperature down to 125 °C.
Add the optional liquid smoke. Cover the pot with a lid and place parchment paper or foil under it. This is to seal the steam inside.
Place the pot back in the oven and roast on 125 °C overnight, or at least 8 hours.
Take the cast iron pot out of the oven and let everything cool down for an hour or so. Then begin to shred the pork using 2 forks.
Season with the other half of the reserved spice rub, then give everything a good mix so all the meat gets coated in the juices and spice rub.

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