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Carolina Vinegar-Pepper Pulled Pork on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Carolina Vinegar-Pepper Pulled Pork

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 1/2 lbs boneless pork shoulder cut into 3 pieces
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large yellow onion thickly sliced
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Method
 

  1. Season pork with salt, paprika, and black pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Brown pork 3 to 4 minutes per broad side; set over onion in a 6-quart slow cooker.
  3. Pour broth around pork. Cover; cook on low 8 to 8 1/2 hours until a fork twists easily in meat.
  4. Whisk vinegar, brown sugar, hot sauce, crushed red pepper, and Worcestershire until sugar dissolves.
  5. Transfer pork to a rimmed pan; discard large fat pockets. Pull into bite-size strands.
  6. Skim cooker juices; return 1/2 cup juices and pork to cooker. Fold in half the vinegar sauce.
  7. Cover on warm 10 minutes; serve with remaining sauce alongside.