Roasted Pulled Pork

Recipe: Pulled Pork

Cooking Time: ~5 Hours

Ingredients

• 2.1Kg (4.6lbs) Pork Shoulder
• Paprika
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cumin
• Cinnamon

Step 1: Score the Skin

Get the sharpest knife in your arsenal, and score the skin. Ideally you will cut through the fat but not into the meat. Again, make sure you’re using the sharpest knife you have, I freshly sharpened my Globals and still had a hard time getting the job done.

Step 2: Create a Rub

I used Paprika, Cumin, Cinnamon, Salt, and Pepper. And that smelt exactly like Taco Seasoning!

Step 3: Get Rubbing!

Rub the spice mix into the meat, working it until it’s very well covered, here’s a side by side comparison.

If your hand looks like this, that’s a good sign

Step 4: Roasting, Phase One

Preheat an oven to at least 220ºC, but don’t be afraid to take it up to 250ºC or more. Place the pork in for half an hour. It should go from this:

To this:

Step 5: Roasting, Phase Two

Turn your oven down to 160-180ºC, cover the dish snugly with foil, and put it back in for a further 4.5 hours. Here’s how it should come out

Step 6: Pulling Pork

Use two forks or whatever suits you, and start pulling it apart. Note the crackling off to the left here