I spent a lot of time living in Texas and Tennessee when I was growing up, and smoked meat was a big part of my daily meals. After I moved, how to recreate that perfect smoked, tender, juicy meat with an indoor oven became my obsession. This recipe is gonna take a lot of time, so if you want to make this, do it a day(24h) ahead of the time.
You need (Pulled Pork):
- 3 lb pork shoulder roast(or called butt)
- 2 tbsp sweet paprika
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 20 g apple wood chips
How to make this:
- Mix the sweet paprika, ground black pepper, dark brown sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, dry mustard, ground cumin in a bowl, this will be the dry rub for the meat
- Rub the pork shoulder/butt with olive oil, then generously rub it with the dry rub, place it inside a container and let it marinate for 8-12 hours
- Preheat the oven to 100C or 210F degrees
- Roughly chop the onion, place them on a bottom of a dutch oven or a roasting tray, place the marinated meat in the pan or tray, then burn 1/2 of the applewood chip little bit with a lighter or torch and place them an oven-proof baking dish and place it next to the meat
- Place the meat in the oven without the lid for 8 hours first
- Lightly burn the other half of the apple wood, replace them with the wood in there, then close the lid and cook for another 4 hours
- Take it out and let the meat rest for 20 min, there is a bone in the center of this cut, and you should be able to pull it out with very little force
- Pull the meat apart, mix it with any BBQ sauce you like, serve it on a bun with some cole slaw to make a great pulled pork sandwich, or just serve it with some cornbread
