Name: Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Dry barbeque rub, or more as needed - 3 tablespoons; Bone-in pork shoulder blade roast - 1 (3 1/2) pound; Liquid smoke flavoring, divided - ½ teaspoon; Water, divided - 1 cup; Barbeque sauce, or as needed - ¾ cup; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - ¾ cup; Soft white hamburger buns - 12; Barbeque sauce, divided - ¾ cup

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Ingredients for - Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ

1. Dry barbeque rub, or more as needed - 3 tablespoons

2. Bone-in pork shoulder blade roast - 1 (3 1/2) pound

3. Liquid smoke flavoring, divided - ½ teaspoon

4. Water, divided - 1 cup

5. Barbeque sauce, or as needed - ¾ cup

6. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - ¾ cup

7. Soft white hamburger buns - 12

8. Barbeque sauce, divided - ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 210 degrees F (100 degrees C).

2. Stage

Sprinkle dry rub generously on all sides of pork roast and place meat into a heavy pan or Dutch oven.

3. Stage

Pour 1/4 teaspoon of liquid smoke flavoring into each of two 6-ounce ramekins; fill ramekins with 1/2 cup water each. Place ramekins into the Dutch oven on either side of the roast. Place lid onto Dutch oven.

4. Stage

Roast pork in the preheated oven until very tender, 12 hours. Remove roast from Dutch oven, place onto a work surface (such as a cutting board), and separate the meat from the bone using your fingers. Discard any large pieces of fat.

5. Stage

Roughly chop pork with a large knife or cleaver; drizzle with 3/4 cup barbeque sauce. Season with salt and black pepper.

6. Stage

Spread about 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce onto each bun and pile pork on buns to serve.