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sliced pulled pork and chunks of crackling with pineapple sauce

Pulled Pork with Crackling and Pineapple BBQ Sauce

Amanda
Dry rubbed pork shoulder pulled pork, slow roasted with perfect crackling and an pineapple bbq sauce.
5 from 7 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 302 kcal

Equipment

  • large deep roasting dish
  • Aluminium foil
  • sharp knife
  • kitchen paper

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 kg pork shoulder
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon flaked sea salt
  • table salt to be washed off

For the rub

  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon flaked sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

For the sauce

  • 227 g pineapple pieces 137g drained weight, retain juice
  • 2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
  • 4 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce
  • cornflour 1 tablespoon if required mixed with a little water

Instructions
 

  • Score and salt the pork rind. Leave for 30 minutes and wash off. Dry the joint with kitchen paper.
  • Combine the rub ingredients together and rub into the flesh. Place the meat in a large roasting dish.
  • Rub the skin with oil and sprinkle the sea salt over. Add the water, cover with foil and roast at 150 C for between 4 and 8 hours.
  • Remove from the oven and place the skin under a hot grill to crisp then cut off and set aside.
  • Drain the juices from the pork into a jug and skim off any fat. Add the sauce ingredients and retained juices to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the pineapple juice if liked and thicken if required with cornflour mixed with water.
  • Pull the pork into chunks or fine threads with 2 forks and serve mixed with the sauce as a filling for baps or with the sauce on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 30gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 1998mgPotassium: 638mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 505IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 3mg
Keyword barbecue sauce, crackling, pineapple bbq sauce, pulled pork
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