Paula Deen Pulled Pork Sandwich Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S FAVORITE PULLED PORK SANDWICH RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, combine dry spices. Add pork butt to the crock of a large slow cooker. Pour can of Sprite or other lemon-lime soda, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce on top of the pork. Top with dry spices, salt and pepper, and brown sugar. Pat into the meat. Cook on LOW 8-10 hours. Carefully pour off the liquid in the crock pot. Remove the bone and shred the meat. Pour entire bottle of BBQ sauce over shredded meat. Stir to combine. Serve on a bun piled high, top with prepared coleslaw.

BBQ PORK SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix the dry (salt, pepper, sugar, paprika and cayenne) 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.
• Preheat oven to 325 °F.
• Combine apple juice, vinegar, Worcestershire, liquid smoke 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.

NORTH CAROLINA-STYLE SPICY PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For the pork, in a small bowl, stir together the salt, garlic powder, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and celery seeds. Using your fingers, rub the spice mixture all over the pork to coat evenly. Place pork in a large resealable plastic bag or a covered bowl; refrigerate overnight.
• For the basting sauce, in a large saucepan, combine all the sauce ingredients, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; simmer for 3 minutes. Let sauce cool; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 300°F. Place a rack inside a large roasting pan; place the pork on the rack. Roast for 2 1/2 hours; pour half of the sauce over the pork. Bake for 1 to 2 hours more or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the roast registers 180°F, basting pork every 30 minutes with sauce and drippings from the bottom of the pan.
• Remove pork from the oven and let stand on the rack until cool enough to handle. Meanwhile, warm the remaining sauce in a saucepan over low heat. Transfer the warm pork to a cutting board and shred or chop the meat into bite-size pieces, mixing in some of the fat and skin. Transfer pork to a large bowl; add sauce to taste and mix well.
• Serve the pork on buns with Down-Home Coleslaw, passing any remaining sauce on the side.