North Carolina Smoked Pulled Pork
The most delectable, melt in your mouth pulled pork recipe you’ll ever try! You won’t want to cook pork any other way. Cook it with my favorite Mop Sauce and you’re in heaven.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 288kcal
Ingredients
- 5 to 7 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- Terrific 10 Rub
- Mop Sauce
- 3 cups wood chips for smoking soaked
- Memphis BBQ Sauce optional
Instructions
- Let your 5 to 7 pound pork shoulder stand at room temperature 1 hour. Score the skin in a crosshatch pattern (forming 1-inch diamonds); avoid cutting into meat. Rub all over with 4 tablespoons Terrific 10 Rub. Place, skin-side up, in an aluminum pan, or a foil lined baking pan.
- Set aside a few cups of Mop Sauce for serving. Heat grill to medium low (275°F) for indirect cooking and arrange smoker box or wood chips in grill. Place pork in the pan away from the heat. Cook with the grill covered, basting meat with Mop Sauce every 30 minutes, until fork-tender and an instant-read thermometer registers 190°F, 5 to 6 hours total.
- Let pork rest 15 minutes, then shred with a fork or gloved hands, discarding large pieces of fat. Serve drizzled with some reserved Mop Sauce.
- You can also serve the meat with Memphis BBQ Sauce, or on rolls with coleslaw.
Notes
Nutritional information for a 5 pound pork shoulder.
Serves ten people about ¾ cup pulled pork per person.
Like a slightly thicker sauce for serving? Stir ½ cup ketchup and a few splashes hot sauce into 2 cups fresh Mop Sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal | Protein: 51g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 857mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 2mg
