5 from 15 votes
Pulled Pork Recipe
This Pulled Pork recipe uses a flavorful dry rub with brown sugar, nutmeg, smoked and sweet paprika, cayenne, cumin, salt, and pepper to season a pork shoulder. The meat is browned, then slow-cooked in a covered pot for several hours until tender enough to shred, yielding a richly seasoned, shred-ready pork perfect for sandwiches or plates.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
12
Servings
Calories:
329 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup salt *
- 1/4 cup black pepper coarse ground
- 1/4 cup paprika sweet
- 1/3 cup smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons cumin ground
- 5 pounds pork shoulder
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
Instructions
- Mix everything but the pork shoulder and the oil together in a large metal bowl.
- Add in the pork shoulder and roll it in the seasoning well, packing on all the seasoning as best as you can.
- Wrap the top with saran wrap and refrigerate overnight (optional but very highly recommended).
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Using a large dutch oven add the canola oil over medium high heat.
- Brown the pork on all sides then turn off the stovetop.
- Add in a small rack under the pork into the dutch oven (in the absence of this use foil).
- Place the pork on top then cover.
- Cook for 3-3 1/2 hours (if the meat is longer rather than thicker 3 should be long enough).
- Shred before serving.
- If you want to keep the juices, skim the fat off then pour over the pork before serving.
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Notes
- Using smoked salt enriches the overall smoky flavor without added cost.
- Refrigerating the pork overnight after seasoning deepens the flavor.
- Skim fat from cooking juices to keep the sauce flavorful but not greasy, then pour over shredded pork before serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories
329kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.04g
(2%)
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
2469mg
(103%)
Potassium
939mg
(20%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
2799IU
(56%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
66mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 329
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 329kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 2469mg | 103% |
| Potassium | 939mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 2799IU | 56% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.