North Carolina Pulled Pork

Name: North Carolina Pulled Pork
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 24 h 4 min
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coarse salt; 1 Boston butt (bone-in pork shoulder roast; 5 to 7 pounds); 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 3 to 4 tablespoons Basic Barbecue Rub; 1 cup cider vinegar; 1 to 2 jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 10 to 12 hamburger buns; North Carolina Coleslaw; 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes; 3 cups North Carolina Vinegar Sauce; 1 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
25 hr

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

1 Boston butt (bone-in pork shoulder roast; 5 to 7 pounds)
3 to 4 tablespoons Basic Barbecu

Americas
United States
North Carolina
Main course
Spicy

Method

Sprinkle the pork shoulder on all sides with the rub, patting it onto the meat with your fingers. Grill right away or let stand in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 24 hours. The longer you cure it, the richer the flavor will be.
Set up the grill for indirect grilling ( for charcoal or for