Oven Barbecued Pulled Pork Recipes

OVEN BARBECUED PULLED PORK

Steps:

• The day before: Trim some of the fat from the meat. All this will do is inhibit the flavors form being absorbed my the meat. Since you'll be cooking this covered, in an oven, the meat won't need it to remain moist. After cutting off the fat, score it as you would if you were doing a baked ham.
• Sprinkle the Blacken all over, rub it into the meat, then do the same with the Salt and Brown Sugar. Now you can drizzle it with a little oil, and rub it in again. The oil will aid in blending the spices, and will help sear the meat later when you're cooking it.
• Cover with plastic wrap, and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight.
• When your ready to cook, about 3 1/2 hours prior to wanting to serve it. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Take the meat out of the refrigerator, and add about 1/2 bottle of Sam Adams, or another, full bodied beer. Place in the oven, uncovered for 15 minutes. This lets the top crust up a bit. If you don't want to use beer, you could use Wine, Apple juice, Cranberry / Raspberry juice, etc.
• After 15 minutes, cover it real well with aluminum foil, turn the oven down to 325 degrees, and place the pork back into the oven.
• Cook at 325 degrees for another 2 3/4 hours. Your time may vary by the thickness of the meat. You can test if it's done, by sticking a fork into it and twisting. If the fork twists real easy, and the meat pulls apart, it's done. You should also notice that the meat has shrunk form the bone.
• Let the meat rest, covered, for at least 15 minutes before you start to "pull" it. The traditional method of "pulling" pork is to use 2 forks, I like to use tongs and a fork. After it's pulled I sprinkle another tablespoon of Butt Kickin' Blacken on and stir it in, for a little extra flavor. It should be real moist, because of the beer you had in the pan during cooking, but if do you notice that it's a little dry, you can add a little more beer or BBQ sauce at this time.
• My 6 1/2 pound piece of pork ended up making a pile of pulled pork. It was enough for about 10 sandwiches in all.

OVEN-ROASTED PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix the paprika, garlic power, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt together in a small bowl. Rub the spice blend all over the pork and marinate for as long as you have time for, as little as 1 hour or up to overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Put the pork in a roasting pan and bake for about 6 hours. Basically, roast the pork until it's falling apart and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 170 degrees F.
• To make the barbecue sauce: combine the vinegar, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer gently, stirring, for 10 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove the pork roast from the oven and transfer to a large platter. Allow the meat to rest for about 10 minutes. While still warm, take 2 forks and "pull" the meat to form shreds. Using 2 forks, shred the pork by steadying the meat with 1 fork and pulling it away with the other. Put the shredded pork in a bowl. Pour 1/2 of the sauce on the shredded pork and mix well to coat.
• To serve, spoon the pulled pork mixture onto the bottom 1/2 of the hamburger bun, and top with the spicy slaw. Serve with pickle spears and the remaining sauce on the side.
• Combine the cabbage, carrot, red onion, green onions, and chile in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and sugar; stirring to incorporate. Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss gently to mix. Season the cole slaw with celery seed, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Chill for 2 hours in refrigerator before serving.

BRAISED BBQ PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season pork with salt and pepper. Sear in the hot Dutch oven on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Remove and set aside.
• Combine vinegar, water, onion, mustard, lemon slices, butter, honey, and cayenne in the Dutch oven and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove lemon. Add ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and return to a boil; add pork and cover tightly with a lid or foil.
• Braise in the center of the preheated oven until meat shreds easily with a fork, about 3 hours. Check occasionally to see if a little water should be added. Remove from the oven and shred pork into sauce using 2 forks.

BBQ PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Rub the pork with 2 tbsp of the olive oil. Heat a large non-stick pan until very hot and sear the pork on all sides until golden brown.
• Place the meat on a wire rack in a roasting tin. Mix the paprika, mustard powder, garlic and onion salt, and some black pepper with the liquid smoke, if using. Brush all over the meat.
• Add 1 cup of water to the roasting tin, cover very tightly with foil and cook for 5 hrs or until almost falling apart.
• Drain the juices from the meat into a measuring jug. Shred the pork using 2 forks, discarding the fat.
• Skim off the fat from the juices. Mix 125ml of the juices with 4 tbsp BBQ sauce (see recipe in 'goes well with') and pour over the meat. Keep warm until serving, or reheat.
• To assemble, pile the meat into the halved brioche buns, spoon over the BBQ sauce, top with coleslaw and pickles, and sandwich together.

BARBECUED PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Combine all spices in a bowl and rub onto roast. I sometimes let my roast marinade in the rub over night.
• Place pepper & onion into slow cooker, add roast. I don't use the green pepper.
• Combine sauce & brown sugar and pour over meat. Cover and cook on LOW 8-10 hours. Or until you can shred the meat easily with two forks. I normally cook mine 15-20 hrs in crockpot but it should be done much sooner than that.
• Serve on Buns or over rice.

OVEN-BARBECUED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place chops, overlapping slightly if necessary, in a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over meat. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40 minutes, turning chops halfway through cooking.

PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Mix together 2 tsp each smoked paprika, ground cumin, pepper, and brown sugar, plus 1 tsp salt. Rub over the 2.5kg boneless shoulder of pork.
• Put the pork in a big casserole dish, skin-side up, and pour in 2 medium mugfuls of cider.
• Cover with a lid and cook in the oven at 150C/130C fan/gas 2 for anywhere between 4 and 8 hrs until falling apart. Check every few hours in case it gets dry - if it does, add another mugful of cider.
• Take it out of the oven and put the meat in a big dish, leaving the liquid in the casserole.
• Cut the skin off, then shred the meat using two forks. Ditch any fatty bits, and skim any excess fat off the surface of the sauce.
• Add a mugful of a good smoky BBQ sauce to the casserole, mix it in, then ladle some into a bowl for dipping.
• Put the pulled pork back in the casserole with the juices so it stays moist. Season to taste. Can be made one day ahead.
• Serve in soft white rolls with coleslaw and the bowl of juices on the side for 'French dipping' the sandwich while you're eating.

CHEF JOHN'S PULLED PORK BBQ

Steps:

• 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.

OVEN PULLED PORK BARBECUE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 450 F.
• In a bowl, combine the salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground mustard.
• Place the pork in a roasting pan and rub all over with the spice mixture.
• Roast the pork for 1 hour. Remove from the oven.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325 F. Pour apple juice over the roast and sprinkle the chopped garlic over the juice. Cover the roasting pan tightly with foil, return to the oven, and roast for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the pork is tender and easy to shred with a fork.
• Meanwhile, prepare the barbecue sauce. In a saucepan, combine the ketchup, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, onion, brown sugar, ground mustard, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Simmer , uncovered and stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, or until thickened.
• Remove the pork from the liquids, shred, and serve with the sauce.
• If desired, mix about 1 cup of the sauce into the shredded pork and serve hot from a slow cooker or chafing dish. Serve with the reserved sauce.

OVEN BARBECUED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown roast in oil; drain. Add enough water to come halfway up side of shoulder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is just fork-tender if you intended to slice the pork shoulder, 2 to 2-1/2 hours. For pulled pork, continue cooking until meat starts to shred, 30-60 minutes more. Remove meat; discard cooking juices or save for another use. Cool meat; shred and refrigerate., In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. For pulled pork, combine sauce and pork; simmer, uncovered, until heated through, about 30 minutes. Serve on buns. For sliced pork, serve sauce on the side.

CAROLINA-STYLE "WHOLE HOG" BARBECUE PORK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Cut ribs, pork shoulder, tenderloin, pork belly, and pork sirloin in half.
• Combine kosher salt, brown sugar, smoked salt, smoked paprika, black pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne for dry rub in a small bowl with a spoon.
• Season cuts of meat on both sides with dry rub; reserve about 4 teaspoons of the rub to season the cooked pork if needed after tasting.
• Place a piece of heavy-duty foil on a sheet pan. Place a half of ribs down in the center of the foil; top with shoulder, tenderloin, pork belly, and sirloin. Top with other rib half. Wrap tightly in 3 more layers of foil. Transfer to a Dutch oven.
• Roast in the preheated oven until meat is falling off the bone and very, very tender, about 9 hours.
• Remove bones and pull/shred meat before serving. All or some of the rendered fat can be mixed into the meat.