When it comes to eastern North Carolina pulled pork barbecue, the key to getting the moist, tender, and flavorful meat is in the cooking method. Crock pots are a great way to achieve this because they cook the meat slowly and evenly, allowing the flavors to meld together. With the right recipe, a crock pot can create pulled pork that rivals anything you'll find at a barbecue joint.
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EASTERN NC PULLED PORK BBQ IN A CROCK POT
It's the best way to make BBQ short of having a pig pickin'! Eastern NC BBQ done the right way. No tomato in sight! The taste reminds me of Smithfield's, which is the best BBQ in my opinion. This BBQ goes great in a sandwich topped with a scoop of sweet coleslaw, side of hushpuppies, and sweet tea. Mmmmmm. Enjoy!
Provided by 9BallGuy
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 12h20m
Yield 18-24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Quarter and slice the onion into little arches. Place about half an onion's worth in the crock pot as to line the bottom.
- Place the whole pork shoulder into the crock-pot. Take just a small amount of sauce to dampen the shoulder.
- Cover with a generous coating of spice rub, if desired.
- Top with remaining onion slices. Take 75% of the sauce and pour it around the pork shoulder. Then pour the white and cider vinegars around the pork.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-12 hours.
- When cooking is complete, remove cover and then carefully pull the bone out of the pork shoulder (BE CAREFUL! IT WILL BE HOT!).
- Carefully remove the meat and half of the onions from the crock-pot and put into a large bowl, leaving behind as much of the cooked vinegar solution behind as possible. A slotted spoon may be needed.
- Then with two forks (or your hands once the meat has cooled a little, if you are so inclined), "pull" (shred) the meat.
- Pour in most of the remaining, "uncooked" sauce, saving a little to add to BBQ sandwiches as desired. (Personally, I prefer using Texas Pete on my sandwiches.).
- Serve as sandwich or BBQ plate.
- Enjoy!
SLOW COOKER CAROLINA BBQ
Miss the tarheel tradition of a pig pickin'? Then find yourself a crock pot, a big pork shoulder, some cider vinegar and get cooking! While ground and crushed red pepper will provide the basic heat - go the extra mile and find some Texas Pete (or Trappey's) pepper sauce to bring the taste of Carolina to your kitchen.
Provided by coolmonkshoes
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Shoulder Recipes
Time 12h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the pork shoulder into a slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour the vinegar around the pork. Cover, and cook on Low for 12 hours. Pork should easily pull apart into strands.
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker and discard any bones. Strain out the liquid, and save 2 cups. Discard any extra. Shred the pork using tongs or two forks, and return to the slow cooker. Stir the brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes into the reserved sauce. Mix into the pork in the slow cooker. Cover and keep on Low setting until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 292.8 calories, Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Cholesterol 90.5 mg, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 775.5 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
NORTH CAROLINA PULLED-PORK BARBECUE
This classic pulled pork is the ultimate holiday weekend grilling project.
Provided by Ruth Cousineau
Categories Backyard BBQ Summer Grill Grill/Barbecue Gourmet Graduation
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Bring vinegar to a boil with sugar, red-pepper flakes, 2 tsp salt, and 1 Tbsp pepper in a small nonreactive saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then cool. Set aside 2 cups vinegar sauce to serve with sandwiches.
- While sauce cools, score pork skin in a crosshatch pattern with a sharp knife (forming 1-inch diamonds), cutting through skin and fat but not into meat. Pat meat dry and rub all over with 1 Tbsp each of salt and pepper. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before grilling.
- Prepare grill for indirect-heat cooking over low heat, leaving space in middle for disposable roasting pan.
- When coals have cooled to about 300°F (45 minutes to 1 hour; when most coals will have burned out), put disposable roasting pan on bottom rack of grill between the 2 remaining mounds of coals, then fill pan halfway with water. Add a couple of handfuls of unlit charcoal to each charcoal mound, then put grill rack on so hinges are over coals.
- Oil grill rack, then put pork, skin side up, on rack above roasting pan. Grill pork, with lid ajar (for air, so coals remain lit), basting meat with sauce and turning over every 30 minutes (to maintain a temperature of 250 to 275°F, add a couple of handfuls of coals to each side about every 30 minutes), until fork-tender (a meat fork should insert easily) and an instant-read thermometer inserted 2 inches into center of meat (avoid bone) registers 190°F, 7 to 8 hours total.
- Transfer pork to a cutting board. If skin is not crisp, cut it off with at least 1/4 inch fat attached (cut any large pieces into bite-size ones) and roast, fat side down, in a 4-sided sheet pan in a 350°F oven until crisp, 15 to 20 minutes.
- When meat is cool enough to handle, shred it using 2 forks. Transfer to a bowl.
- Serve pork, cracklings, and coleslaw together on buns. Serve reserved vinegar sauce on the side.
CROCK POT PULLED PORK BBQ (EASTERN NC STYLE)
Everybody has a favorite type of barbecue. Eastern NC BBQ has a pure salty savoryness without any ketchup base. The following recipe is awesome served on large sandwich buns with potato chips. And it's easy--a great recipe to set in the crock pot and come home to an almost-finished meal. For cost savings, I often buy a large pork roast when it goes on sale and just cut in in two halves; use one for the recipe. Pick a nice lean cut; not a Boston butt. Even better as a leftover!!
Provided by LexingtonMom
Categories Pork
Time 9h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place roast in crock pot. Brush with BBQ sauce.
- Cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.
- Just before serving, remove any fat then use a fork to shred all the meat.
- Stir together all remaining ingredients (I just mix in my measuring cup), and pour over pork. Toss pork in sauce.
- Scoop onto sandwich with slotted spoon (to avoid soggy buns).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 515.9, Fat 21.5, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 194.9, Sodium 918.1, Carbohydrate 9.6, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 6.7, Protein 64.7
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BARBECUE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 10h50m
Yield 6 large servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Add hickory, oak, and maple chunks or chips to your smoker. Refer to the directions for your smoker to determine the correct amount of chips for the meat and for lighting instructions. When the chips are ready, add the pork and smoke it for 2 to 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees F. Remove the pork and wrap it in heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
- Cook the pork for 6 to 8 hours or until the meat is tender and falls apart when the bone is removed. Chop the pork coarsely and mix in salt and barbecue sauce, to taste. Serve with more barbecue sauce on the side.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, red pepper, garlic, and salt over high heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-high. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let cool then add the black pepper.
CAROLINA-STYLE PORK BARBECUE
I am originally from North Carolina (where swine is divine) and this recipe for the slow cooker is a family favorite. My husband swears my authentic Carolina 'cue is the best BBQ he has ever eaten! -Kathryn Ransom Williams, Sparks, Nevada
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 6h30m
Yield 14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cut roast into quarters. Mix brown sugar, salt, paprika and pepper; rub over meat. Place meat and onions in a 5-qt. slow cooker., In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and seasonings; pour over roast. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender., Remove roast; cool slightly. Reserve 1-1/2 cups cooking juices; discard remaining juices. Skim fat from reserved juices. Shred pork with two forks. Return pork and reserved juices to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on buns with coleslaw.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 453 calories, Fat 22g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 889mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
NORTH CAROLINA PULLED PORK
I got this from an North Carolina native and it is the best. It is pretty much foolproof. This is made in the slow cooker.
Provided by skibunny2k
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork 100+ Pulled Pork Recipes
Time 9h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat slow cooker on Low for 15 minutes.
- Season pork shoulder with salt and pepper; place pork in preheated slow cooker. Mix ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar in a bowl; pour over pork.
- Cook on Low for 8 hours. Transfer pork to a large platter and slice into 3 to 4 pieces. Shred meat with 2 forks and return to slow cooker. Continue to cook for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Cholesterol 56.8 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 265.1 mg, Sugar 16.3 g
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of pork:Pork shoulder (also known as pork butt) is the best cut for pulled pork. It is a well-marbled cut of meat that will become tender and flavorful when cooked slowly.
- Season the pork well: Rub the pork shoulder with a mixture of spices, including salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cumin. This will help to flavor the meat and create a delicious crust.
- Cook the pork on low heat: The key to tender pulled pork is to cook it slowly and on low heat. This will allow the connective tissues in the meat to break down and the flavors to develop.
- Add liquid to the crock pot: Adding liquid to the crock pot will help to keep the pork moist and prevent it from drying out. You can use water, apple juice, or chicken broth.
- Cook the pork until it is fall-apart tender: The pork is done when it is fall-apart tender and easily shreds with a fork. This will typically take 8-10 hours on low heat.
- Shred the pork: Once the pork is cooked, shred it with a fork or two forks. You can also use a meat shredder to make this task easier.
- Serve the pulled pork: Serve the pulled pork on buns or rolls with your favorite barbecue sauce. You can also add coleslaw, onions, and pickles to your sandwich.
Conclusion:
Eastern NC pulled pork BBQ is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can enjoy this classic Southern dish in the comfort of your own home. So next time you're looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, give Eastern NC pulled pork BBQ a try. You won't be disappointed!
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