#35, #36 Oven Pulled Pork and BBQ Beans

It's tailgate party food time here at Recipe1K!   Whether it's tailgating in the lot, or in front of your tv,  this indoor oven pulled pork coupled with your favorite sides will wow any crowd.   Enjoy!


Pulled Pork

Dry Rub:

  • 3 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 3 tablespoons coarse salt

  • 1 (5 to 7 pound) pork roast, preferably shoulder or Boston butt

Cider Vinegar Barbecue Sauce:

  • 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 cup yellow or brown mustard
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Mix the paprika, garlic power, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt together in a small bowl. Rub the spice blend all over the pork and marinate for as long as you have time for, as little as 1 hour or up to overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Put the pork in a roasting pan and bake for about 6 hours. Basically, roast the pork until it's falling apart and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 170 degrees F.

To make the barbecue sauce: combine the vinegar, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer gently, stirring, for 10 minutes until the sugar dissolves.

Remove the pork roast from the oven and transfer to a large platter. Allow the meat to rest for about 10 minutes. While still warm, take 2 forks and "pull" the meat to form shreds. Using 2 forks, shred the pork by steadying the meat with 1 fork and pulling it away with the other. Put the shredded pork in a bowl. Pour 1/2 of the sauce on the shredded pork and mix well to coat.

Serve on hamburger buns.

BBQ Beans

 

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 4 (15 ounce) cans pork and beans
  • 3/4 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic or cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno pepper*
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke

Directions

  1. In a pan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Transfer to a baking dish and  bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until thickened and bubbly.

Taste: Pulled pork 5/5, the sauce 3/5--the sauce was too mustardy.  Use your own favorite sauce and this is a WINNER!  The beans were a good tried-n-true recipe I will use again.

Ease of preparation:  5/5 This was easy.  Just do the dry rub the night before, and throw it in the oven the next day. 5/5 on the beans

Leftoverability:  Pulled pork, 5/5  Reheated to taste just like it did the first time.  Probably one of the best leftovers to date on Recipe1k.  BBQ Beans  3/5--a bit dry the  next day.

Brit-rating:  GREATed it. "Oh this is nice. (to both the sandwich and beans)

Serve to guests:  Pork.  Readers, this was a real winner. I would serve to guests without hesitation, especially in the winter, maybe for a Superbowl party, when it may be too cold to fire up the grill.  Great all-around party food.  I would probably serve it with different sides than the beans because it was kind of bbq sauce overkill.  BBQ Beans, I would serve to guests and this makes a good pot luck dish.

 

 

 

 

 

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