Braised BBQ Pulled Pork
Description
This easy-to-prepare, tangy, delicious pulled pork recipe braises pork tenderloin in a spicy-sweet BBQ sauce — it is perfect when feeding a crowd.
Ingredients
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1 (3 pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 large onion, chopped
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1/2 cup cider vinegar
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1/3 cup water
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2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
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2 slices lemon, seeded
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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2 teaspoons honey
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1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 cup ketchup
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4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) with a rack positioned in the center of the oven.
2
Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season pork with salt and black pepper. Sear in the Dutch oven on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to a plate; set aside.
3
Combine onion, vinegar, water, mustard, lemon slices, butter, honey, and cayenne pepper in the Dutch oven; simmer for 20 minutes. Discard lemon slices. Add ketchup and Worcestershire sauce; return to a boil. Add pork; cover the Dutch oven tightly with a lid or aluminum foil.
4
Cook in the preheated oven until pork is fork-tender, about 3 hours. Check occasionally to see if a bit of water should be added to Dutch oven to keep from burning. Shred pork in sauce using 2 forks.