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Pulled Pork 1

Source
http://community.livejournal.com/cooking/8310260.html
Yield
Lots
Prep info
15 min prep + 12 hr cook + 20 min prep + 6 hr cook
Prep time
Not set
Cook time
18 hours, 35 minutes
Time required
18 hours, 35 minutes
Oven preheat
N/A
Type
Mains - Misc
Status
Rejected
Tags
slow cook

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lb pork shoulder (aka pork butt; preferably bone-in)
  • 1/4 c Vinegar (Cider)
  • 1/4 c pork stock
  • 1/2 t garlic powder
  • 1/2 t onion powder
  • 1/4 t Salt (Table)
  • 1/8 t pepper
  • Second lot:
  • 2 T Vinegar (Cider)
  • 1/8 t ground mustard
  • 1/2 t garlic powder
  • 1/2 t onion powder
  • 1/4 t Salt (Table)
  • 1/8 t pepper

Method

Place pork shoulder, first lot of spices, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, and stock in a crock pot.  Turn to low, and leave for 12 hours.

After 12 hours, fish around for the shoulder bone and pulled it out of the meat; it should be clean as a whistle. Pull the meat out with tongs (a little at a time if the meat is already shredding when you try to pick it up). Set meat aside.  Strain and de-fat the liquid (which should turn into around 5 cups of liqiud after 12 hours of cooking), reserving the fat for a different use. 

Place the second lot of spices and 2 T vinegar back in crock pot.  Cook on low for another 6 hours.

Enjoy!

Notes

SJ Note 12 Feb 2010: This was tasty!  It yielded a lot less than I'd expected; it only did the two of us two meals each.  Tasty, though, and easy to make.  A keeper!

SJ Note 6 July 2010: If you need more braising liquid, use more stock or water - DO NOT use more vinegar.

SJ Note 3 Feb 2012: The pork was good from this recipe, but I like to mix my pulled pork with sauce to put it on sandwiches; to us, this sauce is not good for that, or at least wasn't last night.  Nothing wrong with the recipe itself, if you want to give it a go, just our personal taste.  Definitely need to de-fat the sauce, though.