# Pulled Pork

This is a recipe for fall-apart tender pulled pork cooked in a Dutch oven, which is also the fastest way to make it.

- Total time: 270 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 pound pork shoulder
- 1 diced white onion
- 1 stick butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- splash liquid smoke
- 1 cup apple juice
- sweet barbecue rub
- Jack Daniel's honey barbecue sauce
- 3 slices pickles
- 2 buns

## Instructions

1. Take a 4-pound pork shoulder and hit it with a meat tenderizer to create holes that will help it soak up juices and cook faster.
2. In a Dutch oven, add one diced white onion.
3. Add one stick of butter.
4. Add one tablespoon of minced garlic.
5. Add a splash of liquid smoke.
6. Add one cup of apple juice.
7. Place the pork butt into the Dutch oven.
8. Season the pork butt with a sweet barbecue rub.
9. Toss the Dutch oven into the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. Cook until the pork butt reaches an internal temperature of 205 degrees Fahrenheit.
11. Flip the pork butt over halfway through the cook so it can render down both sides in the juices.
12. Once cooked, let it rest in the Dutch oven for another hour before shredding.
13. Shred the pork using meat shredders.
14. Add your favorite barbecue sauce to the shredded pork.
15. Mix the barbecue sauce into the shredded pork until it reaches the desired consistency.
16. Place some pickles on a bun.
17. Add the shredded pulled pork on top of the pickles.
18. Place the top bun on the pulled pork to form a sandwich.

## Equipment

- Dutch oven
- meat tenderizer
- oven
- meat shredders
- glove

## Tips

- For fall-apart tender pork, cook it in a Dutch oven.
- Flip the pork butt halfway through cooking to ensure both sides render down in the juices.
- After cooking, let the pork rest in the Dutch oven for another hour before shredding to make it more fall-apart tender.
- Shredding the meat allows it to soak up more juices.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-11

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