Name: 4th of July Pulled Pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Pork butt, trimmed - 1 (8 pound); Garlic - 18 cloves; Vegetable oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®) - 4 teaspoons; Dark brown sugar - 2 teaspoons; White sugar - 1 ½ teaspoons; Smoked paprika - 1 ½ teaspoons; Garlic powder - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Dry mustard - ⅛ teaspoon; Ground cumin - ⅛ teaspoon; Ground ginger - 1⁄16 teaspoon

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - 4th of July Pulled Pork

1. Pork butt, trimmed - 1 (8 pound)

2. Garlic - 18 cloves

3. Vegetable oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

4. Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®) - 4 teaspoons

5. Dark brown sugar - 2 teaspoons

6. White sugar - 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Smoked paprika - 1 ½ teaspoons

8. Garlic powder - ¼ teaspoon

9. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon

10. Dry mustard - ⅛ teaspoon

11. Ground cumin - ⅛ teaspoon

12. Ground ginger - 1⁄16 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - 4th of July Pulled Pork

1. Stage

Cut rows of deep slits into both sides of pork butt using a sharp knife; insert a garlic clove into each slit. Rub vegetable oil over pork butt.

2. Stage

Mix Creole seasoning, brown sugar, white sugar, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, mustard, cumin, and ginger together in a bowl; coat pork butt with spice mixture. Wrap coated pork butt with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight.

3. Stage

Heat an infrared turkey fryer or a large skillet over medium-high heat; remove aluminum foil from pork butt. Sear all sides of pork butt in the fryer or hot skillet until an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) is reached, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

4. Stage

Wrap the seared pork butt tightly in aluminum foil.

5. Stage

Preheat the roaster or oven to 265 degrees F (130 degrees C).

6. Stage

Place wrapped pork butt in the preheated roaster or oven until pork is easily shredded, 3 to 4 hours. Remove pork butt from aluminum foil and pull meat apart.