EMERIL'S Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Homemade BBQ Sauce

By Rose-3

see recipe for BBQ sauce and Esseence

Ingredients

• 1 pork shoulder roast (Boston Butt or Picnic roast), about 6 to 8 pounds
• 4 teaspoons Essence, recipe follows
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Homemade Barbecue Sauce, recipe follows
• 10 to 12 sandwich buns

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 480mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Remove the pork from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature before proceeding. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil. Season the roast well on all sides with the Essence, salt, and cayenne pepper. Place a roasting rack inside the roasting pan and place the seasoned pork on the rack, fat side up. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 4 hours.

Remove the foil from the roast and continue to bake until the roast is very tender and will pull apart easily with a fork, about 2 hours longer. Remove the pork from the oven and set aside to cool slightly. Remove any excess fat from the roast and discard if desired; I just love the crunchy bits of skin left on top! Using 2 forks or your hands, shred the pork into bite-sized pieces. Serve with sauce and buns to make sandwiches.