BBQ Pork Sandwich

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Southern Favorites

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (121)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
4 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 20 min
Cook: 4 hr 0 min
Total:: 6 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

Dry rub:

2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons paprika
1/2 tablespoon cayenne
4 pound shoulder pork roast
2 cup apple juice
1 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
1/2 tablespoon liquid smoke
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
6 soft hamburger buns with seeds
Bbq sauce
Cole slaw

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Mix the dry rub ingredients in small bowl. Sprinkle dry rub all over the pork roast, pressing into the pork. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Combine liquid ingredients and the garlic powder in a medium bowl and pour into a large Dutch oven. Place pork in the oven and tightly cover with aluminum foil then lid. Roast for 4 hours or until fork tender and shreds easily. Brush the roast with cooking liquid every hour.

Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle. Shred the pork with a fork or tongs into bite size pieces.

Serve on hamburger buns topped with BBQ sauce and cole slaw.

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recipe BBQ Pork Sandwich
Judy Austin, TX 10-02-2009
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Too good to put bbq sauce on!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This pork is so good I signed up just so I could write a review! This pork tasted so good and was so tender that my family... did not even use bbq sauce, cole slaw, pickles, or buns! First, I do think the key is to use a dutch oven (I have a heavy Lodge dutch oven with white enamel on the inside). I did not even baste per the recipe. I put it in the dutch oven and cooked it for four hours, never lifting the lid --- it could not have been any more tender. The only modifications I made were to reduce amount of pepper and cayenne -- while the cayenne gives it a great slow-to-build kick and flavor, I knew it would be too much for kids (I used about 1 tsp and it definitely had some heat to it). I used a pork butt (not shoulder) and it was fabulous. Another reviewer said that they had more success with a shoulder, but this roast could not have been any better. Per other reviewers, I also used the garlic powder as part of the rub and used 1 TBSP of liquid smoke -- everything else I followed per the recipe (I used all the liquid per recipe -- should come up about 2/3 to top of roast but not cover it in order to braise properly). I was skeptical when I put this in the oven, but unlike many other recipes, this one far exceeded my expectations!Read more
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Jessie Chicago, IL 09-13-2009
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Love it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The rub is delicious and tastes wonderful topped with cole slaw! I will definitely make this again!
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wendy texarkana, AR 09-08-2009
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Yum!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I cooked this recipe for everyone at deer camp they raved about this more than the deer. lol. Best pork sandwich ever! Thank... you Paula Deen.Read more
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Michelle Cary, NC 07-25-2009
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Family Favorite
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My whole family (including picky kids) loves this recipe. I have also tried using boneless skinless chicken breasts instead... of pork. I think that I like the chicken even better. Just cut the cook time in half. This is my new go to recipe when I need to take food to a sick friend.Read more
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Kristin Willingboro, NJ 07-21-2009
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great
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did this for a party of 40 people. Did 3 9 pound pork butts. Put the rub on and wrapped in plastic for 2 days. Did it... in the oven, tightly covered, never peeked for 1 hr per pound. They came out perfect. I used Neely's barbeque sauce with it and KFC coleslaw. Most people just ate it on a plate and loved it. I usually have a man come with a smoker and do a pig, but most people said they liked it this way better. Great for a crowd. Boiled down the juices from the pan to put on some and that is excellent also. Will do it again soon.Read more
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Gaylynn Destrehan, LA 07-13-2009
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WOW!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very easy and versatile dish. Using pork lion instead of the suggested cut, my family ate it as roast on the first night. ... The second night we made sandwiches. By the third night, tacos were the main menu. Read more