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Oven-Baked Pulled Pork

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
210 min
TOTAL TIME
245 min
SERVINGS
10 servings
Dinner
Oven-Baked Pulled Pork
Ingredients
  • 1 (5 pound) bone-in pork butt
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to a high temperature of 450 degrees Fahrenheit, which is equivalent to 230 degrees Celsius.
2
Utilize a sharp, thin-bladed knife to create small incisions in the pork, approximately 1 and a half inches deep. Insert a single clove of garlic into each of these incisions.
3
Sprinkle the pork evenly with salt and pepper, covering all surfaces.
4
Position the pork in a 9x13-inch baking dish with the fat side facing upwards.
5
Cook the pork in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
6
Reduce the heat to a lower temperature of 325 degrees Fahrenheit, which is equivalent to 165 degrees Celsius. Carefully pour three-quarters of a cup of water around the edges of the pork.
7
Cover the pork with aluminum foil and cook for 1 and a half hours.
8
Remove the foil and continue to cook until the pork is tender and the meat has pulled away from the bone, approximately 1 and a half hours more.
9
Check the internal temperature of the pork by inserting an instant-read thermometer into the center. The reading should be at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit, which is equivalent to 63 degrees Celsius.
10
Remove the pork from the oven and allow it to rest for 20 minutes.
11
Remove any large fat layers and other substantial pieces of fat from the pork.
12
Pull the pork apart and shred it into smaller pieces.