maple pulled pork

maple pulled pork

For the roast
Ingredients
  • 1 pork shoulder (about 1.8 kg/4 lb) or 1 skinless, boneless pork roast (about 1.6 kg/3-1/2 lb)
  • maple rub
  • 1 onion, chopped

Method

  1. First, make sure you have your maple BBQ rub:  maple rub.
  2. Rub the piece of meat generously with the spice rub.
For the sauce
Ingredients
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup your favorite BBQ sauce
  • 1/3 cup tomato paste

  • 2 tbsp chili seasoning

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp mustard

  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped

  • 2 tsp salt

  • 1 tbsp pepper

Method

1. Prepare the sauce mixing all ingredients and the onion in a cast iron pot or slow cooker.

Cooking Method

- using the Big Green Egg:

    1. Smoke and cook the piece of meat at 120C for about 4 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 71C. 
    2. Place the roast in a cast iron pot with the sauce and the onion.
    3. Cover and cook for another 4 hours or until an internal temperature of 95C.

- using the oven:

    1. Heat the oven to 120C
    2. Add the meat and onion and  bathe well with the sauce.
    3. Cover and cook for 8 hours.

- using the slow cooker: 

    1. Add the meat and bathe well with the sauce.
    2. Cover and cook at low mode for 8 hours

2. Remove the meat from the Big Green Egg/oven

3. With a fork, pull the meat apart and set aside in a bowl.

Serve in burgers, in tacos or in winter with mashed potatoes.

A recipe inspiration from 3 fois par jour: https://www.troisfoisparjour.com/en/recipes/main-course/pork/porc-effiloche-de-marilou-a-la-mijoteuse-2/

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