Virginia-Style Pulled Pork
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 cups Ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar, Packed
- 1/2 Tablespoons Ground Cumin
- 1/2 Tablespoons Garlic Powder
- 1 pinch Salt And Pepper
- 1 whole Pork Shoulder, 5-7 Pounds
- 1 cup Water
- In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together into a sauce (everything except the pork and water).
- Using your hands, rub the sauce into every nook and cranny of the pork shoulder.
- When all of the pork shoulder is covered in the sauce, place it in the bottom of a Dutch oven.
- Pour any remaining sauce over the meat.
- Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the pot and cover.
- Cook on 300F for 4 hours, turning the meat over once or twice while it cooks.
- Remove from the oven and move the meat to a large bowl or serving platter this is a bit messy!
- Using two forks, shred the pork and remove from the bone.
- Discard the bone and continue to shred the meat.
- Spoon some of the liquid left in the pot over the pork until it reaches your desired taste use as little or as much as you like.
- Serve on buns with coleslaw for a Southern dish or with tortillas, onion, and lime for a Tex-Mex flare.
olive oil, ketchup, red wine vinegar, chili powder, brown sugar, ground cumin, garlic, salt, pork shoulder, water
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/virginia-style-pulled-pork/ (may not work)