Recipe courtesy of Russian River Pub
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
- Total: 4 hr 35 min
- Active: 45 min
Ingredients
Pickled Onions:
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 large red onions, sliced into rings
Pork:
Favorite dry rub, for coating the pork
One 6- to 8- pound pork shoulder (pork butt), cut into 4- to 5-inch pieces
2 large yellow onions
Two 12-ounce bottles pale ale, such as Sierra Nevada
Your favorite BBQ sauce
4 to 6 large hamburger buns
1 head iceberg lettuce
Directions
- For the pickled onions: Place vinegars, sugar, salt, pepper and 2 cups water in a medium pot. Bring to boil, then add onions. Cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- For the pork: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place your favorite dry rub into a bowl. Coat all sides of each piece of the pork and place in a medium deep roasting pan. (This can also be done in a slow cooker and cooked on high.)
- Add onions and beer to the pan. Cover with foil and bake until pork pulls apart easily with a fork, 2 to 3 hours.
- Remove from the oven. Drain out liquid and let cool, then shred meat with your fingers. (You don't have to shred completely; you can leave some larger chunks for texture.)
- In a large saute pan add pork and the desired amount of BBQ sauce. Cook, stirring frequently, until hot. Toast hamburger buns. Add pork to the bun bottoms. Add iceberg and desired amount of pickled onions to the bun tops. Serve and enjoy!