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Carolina Pulled Pork

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PREP TIME
60 min
COOKING TIME
360 min
TOTAL TIME
900 min
SERVINGS
10 servings
Dinner U.S.
Carolina Pulled Pork
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon mild paprika
  • 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons hot paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 pounds pork butt roast
  • 2 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 5/8 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 5 teaspoons salt
  • 4 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 pounds hickory wood chips, soaked
Instructions
1
Combine paprika, brown sugar, hot paprika, celery salt, garlic salt, dry mustard, black pepper, onion powder, and salt in a small bowl.
2
Rub the spice mixture all over the roast on every side. Cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
3
Prepare your grill by setting up indirect heat.
4
Add a handful of soaked wood over the coals or place hickory chips in the smoker box of your gas grill.
5
Carefully put the pork butt roast on the grate over a drip pan and cover it with a lid.
6
Cook the pork until it's tender and falls apart easily, about 6 hours.
7
Check on the pork every hour to add fresh coals and hickory chips as needed to maintain heat and smoke.
8
Take the pork off the grill and place it on a cutting board.
9
Allow the meat to cool for about 15 minutes before shredding it into bite-sized pieces using two forks.
10
This process requires patience.
11
In a medium bowl, whisk together cider vinegar, water, ketchup, brown sugar, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and white pepper.
12
Continue whisking until the brown sugar and salt have dissolved completely.
13
Add the shredded pork to a large roasting pan and stir until it's well coated with the vinegar sauce.
14
Serve the pork immediately, or cover it and keep it warm on the grill for up to 1 hour before serving.