Name: Pulled pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp pepper; 2 tsp brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; 2 medium mugfuls of cider; boneless shoulder of pork (about 2.5kg); a mugful of a good smoky barbecue sauce; soft white rolls; coleslaw (see 'Goes well with…' below)

Pulled pork

The easiest pulled pork recipe you'll ever make. No tricky measurements involved, minimal ingredients and a mouth-watering smoky barbecue result

8 hr 15 min total 15 min prep 8 hr cook 12 383 cal

Instructions

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1 Mix together 2 tsp each smoked paprika, ground cumin, pepper, and brown sugar, plus 1 tsp salt. Rub over the 2.5kg boneless shoulder of pork.
2 Put the pork in a big casserole dish, skin-side up, and pour in 2 medium mugfuls of cider.
3 Cover with a lid and cook in the oven at 150C/130C fan/gas 2 for anywhere between 4 and 8 hrs until falling apart. Check every few hours in case it gets dry – if it does, add another mugful of cider.
4 Take it out of the oven and put the meat in a big dish, leaving the liquid in the casserole.
5 Cut the skin off, then shred the meat using two forks. Ditch any fatty bits, and skim any excess fat off the surface of the sauce.
6 Add a mugful of a good smoky BBQ sauce to the casserole, mix it in, then ladle some into a bowl for dipping.
7 Put the pulled pork back in the casserole with the juices so it stays moist. Season to taste. Can be made one day ahead.
8 Serve in soft white rolls with coleslaw and the bowl of juices on the side for ‘French dipping’ the sandwich while you’re eating.