Grandpa Joe's
Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork

I love pulled-pork, especially when it is this easy to prepare.

About this recipe

Full disclosure:  I make no claim that this pulled-pork is anything like barbecued pulled-pork.  There is no smoke, for one thing.  I will claim, however, that this technique produces a delicious, flavorful, and juicy result -- ready for the sauce or condiment of your choice – and all for the price of a few minutes of prep and another few minutes "pulling" the meat.  How easy can cooking get?

Ingredients

  • 4 - 5 pounds pork shoulder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt

Directions

  1. Mix the paprika, garlic power, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt together in a small bowl. 
  2. Rub the spice blend all over the pork and marinate it for 1 hour or up to overnight, covered, and in the refrigerator.
  3. Put the pork on a rack in a roasting pan and bake in a 300° F oven for 4 to 5 hours, or until the meat can be "pulled" easily away from the bone with two forks.
  4. Using two forks, pull the meat apart for serving with your favorite sauce.
Out of the oven and resting.
Properly pulled and plated!

Notes

Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork sandwich with onions, Cole Slaw, and Texas Barbecue Sauce, with Super Crispy Onion Rings and Roasted Carrots.
  • The pork shoulder can be bone in or boneless, but bone in is preferable.  Pork shoulders larger than 5 pounds may require more than 5 hours.
Posted: February 2014; pictures added April 2016.