Oven Roasted Pulled Pork
Use this easy Pulled Pork recipe to cook a juicy, tender pork shoulder in the oven in just over 2 hours! This flavorful pulled pork is so versatile. You can use it to make a sandwich, stuff it in a baked potato, or serve it with your favorite BBQ sides like baked beans and potato salad. This recipe is delicious and easy to make without a slow cooker or smoker!
Ingredients
- 3 pound boneless pork shoulder, or pork butt, trimmed of excess fat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons pulled pork rub, click link for the recipe
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup apple juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Rub the pork shoulder with olive oil, then cover on all sides with the pulled pork rub.
- Heat a large oven-safe pot, or dutch oven, on the stove over high heat.
- Once the pot is hot, place the pork in it and sear on all sides for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove the pot from the heat. Pour in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce and apple juice.
- Cover the pot, place it in the oven and cook for 2 hours, or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 203°F, using a meat thermometer. This is the ideal temperature for fall-apart-tender pulled pork.
- After removing the pork from the oven, use tongs to remove the pork shoulder from the pot and place it on a cutting board. Use meat claws, two forks, or your hands with heat-resistant gloves, to pull the pork apart. The pulled pork can then be tossed back in the liquid in the dutch oven, or tossed with bbq sauce before serving.
Notes
- One pound of boneless pork will give you approximately 2 cups of pulled pork. Using this measurement means you’ll end up with approximately 6 cups of pulled pork if you’re using a 3 pound boneless pork shoulder. I like to use about 3/4 cup of pulled pork on a sandwich. Using this measurement means that this recipe will make approximately 8 sandwiches.
- To add even more smoky flavor to the pork and give it more of a smoked pork shoulder taste, add 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke with the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce.
- If you’d like to make this recipe sugar-free, omit the apple juice and add another 1/2 cup of beef broth.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 283kcal (14%)Carbohydrates 8g (3%)Protein 28g (56%)Fat 15g (23%)Saturated Fat 4g (20%)Polyunsaturated Fat 2gMonounsaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 93mg (31%)Sodium 294mg (12%)Potassium 588mg (17%)Fiber 1g (4%)Sugar 3g (3%)Vitamin A 205mg (4%)Vitamin C 3mg (4%)Calcium 100mg (10%)Iron 5mg (28%)
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