Name: Bob's Pulled Pork on a Smoker
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Pork shoulder roast - 1 (8 pound); Apple cider, or as needed - 1 quart; White sugar - 5 tablespoons; Light brown sugar - 5 tablespoons; Kosher salt - 2 tablespoons; Paprika - 2 tablespoons; Onion Powder - 1 tablespoon; Freshly ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon; Garlic powder - 1 tablespoon; 3 cups hickory chips, or more as needed, soaked in water - 1 tablespoon; Onion, chopped - 1

Ingredients for - Bob's Pulled Pork on a Smoker

1. Pork shoulder roast 1 (8 pound)

2. Apple cider, or as needed 1 quart

3. White sugar 5 tablespoons

4. Light brown sugar 5 tablespoons

5. Kosher salt 2 tablespoons

6. Paprika 2 tablespoons

7. Onion Powder 1 tablespoon

8. Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon

9. Garlic powder 1 tablespoon

10. 3 cups hickory chips, or more as needed, soaked in water 1 tablespoon

11. Onion, chopped 1

How to cook deliciously - Bob's Pulled Pork on a Smoker

1 . Stage

Place pork shoulder in a large pot and add enough apple cider to cover. Combine white sugar, brown sugar, salt, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl. Mix 1/4 cup of sugar rub into cider; reserve remaining rub. Cover the pot and refrigerate for 12 hours.

2 . Stage

Preheat the smoker to 210 degrees F (99 degrees C). Add enough wood chips to the smoker.

3 . Stage

Pour cider brine into the water pan of the smoker; add onion and 1/4 cup more sugar rub.

4 . Stage

Spread remaining sugar rub over pork shoulder. Transfer pork to the center of the smoker.

5 . Stage

Smoke pork until very tender or until it reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees F (95 degrees C), about 8 hours. Monitor hickory chips and liquid, adding more as needed.

6 . Stage

Transfer pork to a large platter and cool for 30 minutes before shredding with forks.