Spicy pulled pork recipe

5 from 2 votes

An easy to prepare spicy pulled pork recipe made from a slow cooked pork shoulder, a flavorful spice blend and an homemade barbecue sauce.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword pulled pork, spicy

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 2 20

Total Time 2 40

Servings people

Calories 309kcal

Cost 18

Prepare the dry rub by combining the paprika, garlic powder, dry mustard, and sea salt in a bowl.
3 tablespoon smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon dry mustard, 3 teaspoon sea salt
Rub the pork roast all over with the spice rub and place in the refrigerator for the flavors to penetrate the meat for a minimum of 1 hour, but up to overnight. If marinating only for 1 or 2 hours, leave the roast at room temperature to marinate.
Preheat your oven to 300 F.
Place the marinated pork shoulder or butt in the oven in a baking pan for about 6 hours until the meat is almost falling apart and is very fork tender.
1 pork shoulder or butt roast
While the pork is cooking, prepare the sauce by combining together the apple cider vinegar, ketchup, mustard, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper in a small pot or saucepan.
1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar, ½ cup homemade ketchup, 1 cup Dijon or homemade mustard, 2 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Gently bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
When the pork roast is ready, remove it from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Pull the meat apart from the roast with two forks and place the meat shreds in a bowl.
Combine the spicy sauce with the pulled pork and serve the delicious and tender meat with your favorite side of salad.