North Carolina-Style BBQ Pulled Pork

North Carolina-Style BBQ Pulled Pork

  Ready in : 45 mins

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave American food. Try making North Carolina-Style BBQ Pulled Pork at home. This main course has 229 calories, 26g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. For $1.54 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of brown sugar, celery salt, onion powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is brought to you by Foodista. 8 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 57%, which is solid.

Ingredients

apple cider vinegar

apple cider vinegar

2 cups

pork shoulder

pork shoulder

3 pounds

firmly-packed brown sugar

firmly-packed brown sugar

0.75 cup

butter

butter

2 teaspoons

celery salt

celery salt

0.5 teaspoon

mustard

mustard

0.5 teaspoon

garlic salt

garlic salt

0.5 teaspoon

ground pepper

ground pepper

1.5 teaspoons

ketchup

ketchup

0.6666667 cup

brown sugar

brown sugar

2 teaspoons

liquid hickory smoke

liquid hickory smoke

3 tablespoons

onion powder

onion powder

0.5 teaspoon

pepper flakes

pepper flakes

3 teaspoons

salt

salt

12 servings

water

water

1 cups

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Mix paprika, light brown sugar, celery and garlic salts, dry mustard, black pepper, onion powder and salt in a small bowl. Season the entire pork roast and cover overnight in the refrigerator.Preheat the oven to 325F.

    light brown sugar

    light brown sugar

    black pepper

    black pepper

    onion powder

    onion powder

    mustard powder

    mustard powder

    pork roast

    pork roast

    paprika

    paprika

    celery

    celery

    garlic

    garlic

    salt

    salt

    bowl
    bowl
    oven
    oven
  2. 2
    Place the pork roast in a large, disposable aluminum roasting pan.In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter and the liquid hickory smoke for the basting marinade.

    pork roast

    pork roast

    marinade

    marinade

    butter

    butter

    roasting pan
    roasting pan
    bowl
    bowl
  3. 3
    Pour the basting marinade over the pork and cover with aluminum foil. Cook for approximately 4 1/2 hours (or until the pork becomes tender enough to start "pulling" away, turning the pork every hour, and basting every 1/2 hour. Alternatively, cook pork over white hot coals, covered, for 3-3 1/2 hours, basting and turning frequently with basting marinade.

    marinade

    marinade

    pork

    pork

    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
  4. 4
    Transfer the pork roast to a cutting board.

    pork roast

    pork roast

    cutting board
    cutting board
  5. 5
    Drain the excess juices from the pan. Slice the pork roast and pull apart the meat (trimming the fat) and place back into roasting pan.Prepare the BBQ sauce: In a large bowl, mix the cider vinegar, water, ketchup, dark brown sugar, salt, and red pepper flakes and pour over pulled pork, stirring to make sure all pork is covered; cover with aluminum foil.

    red pepper flakes

    red pepper flakes

    dark brown sugar

    dark brown sugar

    apple cider vinegar

    apple cider vinegar

    pulled pork

    pulled pork

    pork roast

    pork roast

    barbecue sauce

    barbecue sauce

    ketchup

    ketchup

    water

    water

    meat

    meat

    pork

    pork

    salt

    salt

    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
    roasting pan
    roasting pan
    bowl
    bowl
  6. 6
    Place pulled pork back into the oven (still at 325F) or in pan on grill and cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring pork and BBQ every 30 minutes.

    pulled pork

    pulled pork

    pork

    pork

    grill
    grill
    oven
    oven
    frying pan
    frying pan