Easy Oven Pulled Pork
Description
This no-fail pork recipe produces tender, moist, rich meat which can be used in sandwiches, tacos, stews, and pasta ragu.
Ingredients
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1 (5 pound) bone-in pork butt
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8 cloves garlic
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4 teaspoons kosher salt
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1 tablespoon ground black pepper
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2
Use a pairing knife to cut 8 small slits into the pork, about 1 ½ inches deep. Insert a garlic clove into each slit. Sprinkle pork evenly on all sides with salt and pepper. Place pork, fat-side up, in a 9x13-inch metal baking dish or Dutch oven.
3
Cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
4
Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Carefully pour 3/4 cup water around the sides of the pork. Cover with foil or a lid and cook for 2 ½ hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
5
Remove from the oven and let stand for 20 minutes. Remove large fat layer and any other large pieces of fat. Pull pork apart and shred.