Bob's Pulled Pork on a Smoker recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (8 pound) pork shoulder roast 1 quart apple cider, or as needed 5 tablespoons white sugar 5 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons paprika 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 onion, chopped 3 cups hickory chips, or more as needed, soaked in water
Nutrition Info
- 441.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 15.2 gcholesterol: 103.9 mgfat: 32.1 gfiber: 0.5 gprotein: 23.7 gsaturatedFat: 11.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 2690.8 mgsugar: 13.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Bob's Pulled Pork on a Smoker
Directions
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Place pork shoulder in a large pot and add enough apple cider to cover. Combine white sugar, brown sugar, salt, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl. Mix about 1/4 cup sugar rub into cider, reserve remaining rub.
Cover pot and refrigerate for 12 hours.
Prepare smoker to about 210 degrees F (99 degrees C). Add enough wood chips to smoker.
Pour cider brine into the water pan of the smoker, add onion and about 1/4 cup more sugar rub. Spread remaining rub over pork shoulder. Transfer pork to the center of smoker.
Smoke pork until very tender, about 8 hours. Monitor hickory chips and liquid, adding more wood and water, respectively, as needed. Transfer pork to a large platter and cool for 30 minutes before shredding with forks.