Bill Wood's Juicy Pigs

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 255 min
Servings: 15
Yield: 15 servings

Description

Juicy beef chuck and pork shoulder roasts simmer slowly in a Dutch oven with a sweet, tangy barbecue sauce to make pulled meat sandwiches that are perfect for football days.

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 (4 pound) bone-in beef chuck pot roast
2 pounds boneless pork shoulder roast
2 cups water
2 1/2 cups ketchup
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
15 hamburger buns, split
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped pickles

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2 Heat the vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven until it shimmers, and sear the beef and pork roasts on all sides until browned, about 3 minutes per side.
3 Pour the water over the meat, cover, and cook in the preheated oven for 2 hours. Uncover the Dutch oven, and remove and discard the bones from the beef roast. With a spoon or spatula, loosen the browned flavor bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven.
4 Mix together the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour the ketchup mixture over the meat, stir to combine with the browned flavor bits, and cover the Dutch oven.
5 Reduce oven heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), and cook for 2 more hours. Shred the meat with 2 forks, pile each bun with about 1/3 cup meat and sauce, and garnish with onion and pickles to taste.