BBQ Pulled Pork
By Let's Cook It · May 3, 2026
Slow-roasted pork shoulder pulled into tender shreds in a sweet-smoky sauce.

- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 6 h
- Total
- 6 h 15 min
- Serves
- 8
- #american
- #pork
- #bbq
- #comfort food
- #dinner
Ingredients
- 2 kg pork shoulder, bone-in
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 300ml apple juice
- 300ml BBQ sauce
- Brioche buns and slaw to serve
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Instructions
- 1
Combine brown sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder and cayenne for the rub.
- 2
Pat pork dry and coat heavily with the rub.
- 3
Place in a roasting pan, pour apple juice in the bottom, cover with foil.
- 4
Roast at 150°C for 5 hours until probe-tender.
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- 5
Remove foil and roast 30 minutes more for crust.
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- 6
Rest 30 minutes, then shred with two forks, discarding fat and bone.
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- 7
Toss with BBQ sauce and pile into buns with slaw.
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