An easy pulled pork recipe that you can use for meal prep or pulled pork sandwiches!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy pulled pork
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 4 hourshours
Total Time 4 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 24servings
Calories 315kcal
Ingredients
Brine
9lbspork butt
1/2cupPink Himalayan Salt
2tbspliquid smoke
WaterEnough to cover pork!
Rub
1.5tspCayenne Pepper
2tspPaprika
4tspblack pepper
3tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
1/4cupmustard
2tspliquid smoke
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
The ingredients used above are for a 9lb pork butt. Cut pork butt in half and brine for 90 minutes or overnight (preferable) in plastic bags in the brine mixture (split).
Combine all dry ingredients for rub and completely coat the brined pork.
Combine liquid smoke and mustard and coat seasoned pork thoroughly.
Place pork on baking sheet with rack (if you have one) and wrap very tightly with parchment paper and aluminum foil. Be sure to coat several times if necessary.
Place in 325 degree oven for 3 hours.
Take pork out of oven, unwrap completely and turn the oven up to 375 degrees.
Place the unwrapped pork back into a 375 degree oven for an additional 90 minutes. Internal temp should be 190 degrees.