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Gallery Classic North Carolina Pulled Pork Credit: Jason Varney Recipe Summary prep: 1 hr 15 mins total: 1 day 8 hrs 30 mins Servings: 12
Ingredients Meat 1/2 boneless pork shoulder (about 4 pounds), trimmed but with a layer of fat left on 2 tablespoons coarse salt 5 medium cloves garlic, pressed through a garlic press or mashed to a paste 2 tablespoons safflower oil 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar 1 tablespoon sweet paprika 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme Sauce 1 cup white vinegar 1/3 cup ketchup 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar 1 tablespoon coarse salt 3/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Potato buns, coleslaw, thinly sliced seedless cucumber, and pickles, for serving
Cook’s Notes The meat cooks on a charcoal grill for up to eight hours. It doesn’t require much work during that time, but you do need to add more coals every hour to maintain the temperature. For a less hands-on method, cook the meat for the first two hours on the grill, then transfer it to a 300 degrees oven for the rest of the time (set the meat on a rack over a pan of water).
Gallery Classic North Carolina Pulled Pork Credit: Jason Varney
Recipe Summary prep: 1 hr 15 mins total: 1 day 8 hrs 30 mins Servings: 12
Gallery
Classic North Carolina Pulled Pork Credit: Jason Varney
Classic North Carolina Pulled Pork
Credit: Jason Varney
Classic North Carolina Pulled Pork
Recipe Summary prep: 1 hr 15 mins total: 1 day 8 hrs 30 mins Servings: 12
Recipe Summary
prep: 1 hr 15 mins total: 1 day 8 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12
prep: 1 hr 15 mins
total: 1 day 8 hrs 30 mins
prep:
1 hr 15 mins
total:
1 day 8 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12
12
Ingredients
Ingredients
1/2 boneless pork shoulder (about 4 pounds), trimmed but with a layer of fat left on 2 tablespoons coarse salt 5 medium cloves garlic, pressed through a garlic press or mashed to a paste 2 tablespoons safflower oil 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar 1 tablespoon sweet paprika 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup white vinegar 1/3 cup ketchup 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar 1 tablespoon coarse salt 3/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Potato buns, coleslaw, thinly sliced seedless cucumber, and pickles, for serving
Directions
Season pork all over with salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. The next day, stir together garlic and oil. Mix together sugars, paprika, pepper, mustard, and thyme. Rub oil mixture over pork, then sugar mixture. Let stand while you heat grill.
Open grill vents. Prepare a chimney with 80 charcoal briquettes; place on small lower grate. Ignite; let burn until top layer is turning ash gray, about 20 minutes. Place a small disposable roasting pan on one side of grate. Add 2 cups hot water. Pour coals in on other side. Top with main grill grate.
Place pork on grill, over pan of water. Cover grill with lid, keeping top and bottom vents halfway open. Every hour, add briquettes (about 16) as needed to keep grill temperature at a steady 300 degrees. Cook until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of pork registers about 200 degrees, 7 to 8 hours.
Let meat stand 20 minutes before pulling apart with two forks. Meanwhile, whisk together sauce ingredients in a bowl. Toss pulled pork with 1 cup sauce. Pile pork on buns, then top with slaw and cucumber. Serve, with pickles and remaining sauce on the side.
Cook’s Notes The meat cooks on a charcoal grill for up to eight hours. It doesn’t require much work during that time, but you do need to add more coals every hour to maintain the temperature. For a less hands-on method, cook the meat for the first two hours on the grill, then transfer it to a 300 degrees oven for the rest of the time (set the meat on a rack over a pan of water).
Cook’s Notes
The meat cooks on a charcoal grill for up to eight hours. It doesn’t require much work during that time, but you do need to add more coals every hour to maintain the temperature. For a less hands-on method, cook the meat for the first two hours on the grill, then transfer it to a 300 degrees oven for the rest of the time (set the meat on a rack over a pan of water).
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