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Pulled Pork

Recipe for Pulled Pork:

Difficulty: Moderate
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 75 minutes
Serves: 8

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons paprika
1 Tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 Tablespoon chili powder
1 Tablespoon ground cumin
1 Tablespoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 boneless pork shoulder roast (Boston butt), 4 to 5 pounds

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300ºF.
2. To make the spice rub, combine paprika, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, sugar, black pepper, salt, and red pepper in a bowl.
3. Rub spice mixture over pork roast, pressing into surface.
4. Place pork roast in a shallow baking pan with ¼ cup of water. Cover the pan tightly with foil and slow roast in oven 2-3 hours, until pork begins to pull apart easily.
5. Unwrap pork butt and continue baking until browned. Break the pork into pieces with a fork. Serve with your favorite barbeque sauce.

Cook's notes:  The rubbed pork can also be cooked over indirect heat in a covered grill on low heat.  In this case, a few water-soaked wood chips improve the flavor.  Be careful that the pork does not brown too much.  If this happens, simply wrap the pork in aluminum foil.

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