Pulled Pork BBQ, BBQ Rub, and BBQ Sauce
Prep
30 mins
Cook
6 hrs
Servings
8
Difficulty
Hard
This pulled pork BBQ recipe is my go to for feeding a crowd without breaking the bank. I've perfected this over years of backyard cookouts, and I love how forgiving it is. The homemade rub and sauce transform an inexpensive cut of meat into something absolutely incredible. Plus, the long slow cook means the pork practically falls apart on its own, making assembly effortless. Brown sugar, one of our key ingredients, contains minerals like potassium and magnesium that your body actually needs. Once you try this combination of spices and that deep, smoky sauce, you'll be making it again and again.
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Ingredients
- 12 -6 lbs pork butt
- 237 mlbrown sugar
- 2 tablespoonsgarlic salt
- 2 tablespoonsonion powder or 1 tablespoon onion salt
- 2 tablespoonsdry mustard
- 3 teaspoonscayenne pepper(or Less if you like)
- 2 teaspoonsblack pepper
- 2 teaspoonssalt
- 237 mlketchup
- 237 mltomato sauce
- 237 mlmolasses
- 237 mla.1. original sauce
- 237 mlworcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoonshot sauce
- 2 teaspoonslemon juice
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Place Dry rub ingredients in a large Ziplock Bag and mix well.
- 2
Rinse Pork Buttes and sprinkle heavily with the Dry Rub,& using a Knife, poke some holes over entire surface of the Pork.
- 3
Make sure Buttes are well coated with the rub.
- 4
Place in a large container covered with saran wrap and refrigerate Buttes for 8 hours or over night.
- 5
Add all the Sauce ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly so it doesn't stick.
- 6
Let sauce cool and either pour into a Quart jar or some kind of seal able container.
- 7
This Sauce will Keep at least 6 Months if kept sealed and in the fridge.
- 8
8 hours later or the next day, Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- 9
Place Butts in the oven uncovered for 6 hours. Test to see if the Pork pulls apart after 6 hours. If not, continue cooking until it does.
- 10
Pork will be dark and crusty on the outside.
- 11
Inside will be moist and delicious.
- 12
After the Pork is Pulled, Pour your Sauce over it and mix well.
- 13
This makes a lot of BBQ and I usually Freeze Half.
- 14
Freeze up to 6 months.
- 15
Serve BBQ on a Bun or just eat it with a fork!
- 16
Enjoy!
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