Name: Oven Roasted Pulled Pork and Barbecue Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 6 pound pork shoulder; 1 Tablespoon kosher salt, or to taste; 2 teaspoons pepper, or to taste; 6-8 cloves garlic, slightly crushed; 3/4 cup water; 1 cup ketchup; 8 ounce can tomato sauce; 2 Tablespoons white vinegar, or more to taste; 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste; 2 teaspoons white sugar; 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons hot sauce, or to taste

Oven Roasted Pulled Pork and Barbecue Sauce

This oven roasted pulled pork is a reliably delicious, fork-tender meal that never fails, because it's Grandmother's tried-and-true recipe. With a quickly simmered barbecue sauce, you'll enjoy every sumptuous bite.

4 hr 5 min total 15 min prep 3 hr 30 min cook 10 840 cal

Instructions

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1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (235 degrees C). Use a small paring knife to make 6 to 8 slits in the pork. Press a garlic clove into each cut.
2 Season pork evenly all over with salt and pepper. Place pork in a metal pan or cast iron Dutch oven.
3 Roast in the preheated oven until well browned, about 30 minutes. Remove pork from the oven and reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C)
4 Add 3/4 cup water and scrape up any bits from the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil.
5 Return to the oven to bake until fork tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Let pork stand for 20 minutes before shredding.
6 Meanwhile, for the sauce, combine ketchup, tomato sauce, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, pepper, and hot sauce in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring often. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.
7 Serve sauce with shredded pork.