Oven Roasted Pulled Pork Sandwiches
August 17th, 2007 by
Chef Mom
Oven-Roasted Pull Pork Sandwiches
Tyler Florence
Dry rub:
3 T Paprika
1 T Garlic Powder
1 T Brown Sugar
1 T dry Mustard
3 T coarse Salt
1 (5 to 7 pound) Pork Roast, shoulder or Boston butt
Mix paprika, garlic powder, brown sugar, dry mustard and salt together in a small bowl. Rub the spice blend all over the pork roast and marinate in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Put the pork in a roasting pan and bake for about 6 hours. Basically, roast the pork until it’s falling apart and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 170 degrees F.
Remove the pork from the oven and transfer to a large platter. Allow the meat to rest for about 10 minutes. While still warm, take 2 forks and “pull” the meat to form shreds. Using 2 forks, shred the pork by steadying the meat with 1 fork and pulling it away with the other.
If everyone wants BBQ pork, put the shredded pork in a bowl and add a bottled BBQ sauce like Sweet Baby Ray’s to coat. There is a BBQ sauce recipe with this recipe on the Food Network site if you’d like to make it from scratch (follow the link above). If your family is like mine, some will want BBQ, some mustard and others will want ketchup. If that’s the case, leave the pork plain and serve the condiments on the side.
To serve, spoon the pulled pork mixture onto buns. Serve with pickle spears and chips. A good slaw would go well with these too.