Oven Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder

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This is my quick and easy Oven Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder recipe. Recipes like this allow even “non-cooks” to cook like a pro! Using my delicious, homemade dry rub takes this recipe to a whole new level.

What You Need to Make Oven Roasted Pork

• 2 lbs. pork strips
• 4 T. dry rub seasoning
• 2 T. red wine vinegar

Recipe Directions

• Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
• Wash pork strips, then pat dry. Sprinkle on all sides with the dry rub seasoning.
• Place in a foil-lined ceramic dish. Pour the vinegar all over the pork strips.
• Seal with additional foil and marinate for a few hours.
• Once ready, bake for 3 hours.
• Remove from the oven and carefully remove the foil.
• At this point, they can be easily shredded with a fork.
• Place the shredded pork on a foil-lined pan. Pour a few spoonfuls of the pork rendering over the pork.
• Broil for five minutes, or until the pork is slightly crispy along the edges.

Oven Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder

So what’s the advantage of cooking meat “low and slow?” The end result, of course!

Cooking meat using this method results in an extremely tender roast. In fact, the meat is tender enough to fall apart even if you barely touch it.

But what if you don’t have a shoulder cut or pork butt on hand, can you use another pork cut?

Pork strips work just as well, if not better! Not only are the pork strips cheaper than a roast, but the dry rub penetrates the meat even more.

Oh, did I mention the meat cooks faster too?

Frequently Asked Questions:

How Do You Serve Pulled Pork?

Once the Pulled Pork is ready, there are all kinds of ways that you can serve it. Here’s a few examples:

• Serve the meat piled high in a bun and drizzled with barbecue sauce. And whatever you do, don’t forget the oil and vinegar coleslaw.
• Another way to enjoy pulled pork is in corn tortillas topped with shredded cheese, diced onion, cilantro, and sour cream.
• It’s also great in a quesadilla, rolled into a burrito, or used to make a killer breakfast burrito.

Do you cover a pork shoulder when cooking in the oven?

It is highly recommended to cover the pork with foil while slow cooking it. The foil helps to keep the pork shoulder from drying out so that the pork retains its juices.

If you prefer pork to have some crispiness around the edges, you can easily broil the pork for a few minutes after shredding.

Dry Rub Options

Although there are many pre-made dry rub options, I like to make my own. I know not everyone enjoys making things from scratch.

Perhaps you’re limited on time, or just want to keep it simple. In that case, you have my blessing to purchase dry rub instead.

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