Slow Roasted and Simmered Pulled Pork
Angie McGowan
Pork shoulder cooks overnight in the oven and then simmers in barbecue sauce for a few hours.
Ingredients
- Roast1 5 lb bone-in Boston Butt
- Southern spice blend, enough to rub the whole shoulder
- Sauce2 6 oz cans tomato paste
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup steak sauce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 225°F.
- Rub shoulder with spice blend and place on rack in roasting pan. Cover with foil and place internal temperature probe into the center of the meat close to the bone.
- Wait for temperature to reach 195°F or until pork easily falls apart. Put shoulder in the oven in the evening, and it can cook all night and most of the second day. Depending on size, set aside around 24 hours for roasting and resting of the roast.
- You can stop here and have the best pulled pork you've ever tasted, or you can pull what's left of the pork apart and place it in your slow cooker.
- Add ingredients for sauce to slow cooker (you might need to add additional water to account for evaporation) and simmer for 2–3 hours on low. Enjoy with your favorite sides or in a sandwich.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 434
Calories from Fat 216 (50%)
(36%)Total Fat 23g
(41%)Saturated Fat 8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
(39%)Cholesterol 117mg
(20%)Sodium 468mg
(5%)Potassium 161mg
Total Carbohydrate 18g
(3%)Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 14g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(69%)Protein 35g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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