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Dutch Oven Pulled Pork

It's easy to make elicious Dutch Oven Pulled Pork!
Course Main
Cuisine African
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 187kcal
Author Bintu Hardy

Equipment

Ingredients

Ginger beer sauce:

  • 1 ½ cups (330ml) ginger beer
  • 1 teaspoon garlic purée or garlic powder
  • 1 onion finely sliced
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons tomato purée
  • 4 thyme sprigs

Pork:

  • 2 ¼ pounds (1kg) boneless pork shoulder

Rub for the pork:

  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F / fan-assisted 130 degrees C / 150 degrees C / gas mark 2.
  • In a large Dutch oven, combine ginger beer, garlic purée, onion, vinegar, tomato purée and thyme.
  • Mix together the ingredients for the pork spice rub and rub all over the pork.
  • Add the pork into the Dutch oven with the ginger beer sauce, cover, and place in the preheated oven for about 3 ½ hours, or until the pork falls apart when shredded.
  • Remove the pork from the liquid (don’t discard this), cover with foil and let stanit rest for 15 minutes before shredding.
  • Heat the remaining liquid on the stovetop until the liquid has reduced in half.
  • Mix the thickened sauce with the shredded pork, to your taste. Serve with buns, coleslaw, and other toppings.

Notes

  • Adding some of the reduced liquid in keeps the meat juicy in this dutch oven recipe.
  • If freezing, make sure to freeze in half-pound or 1 pound portions so you can easily pull out what you need.
  • Finish the shredded pork under the broiler to caramelize for even more flavor.
  • Make sure you use a large dutch oven, one that the meat can fit into easily.
  • Feel free to sub in some chicken broth or apple juice for some of the ginger beer.
  • You can use just chicken broth or chicken stock, and at the end add your favorite barbecue sauce to the meat.
  • Add a bit of Worcestershire sauce for flavor.
  • A dash of liquid smoke gives this an easy smoky flavor.
  • Add a little bit of brown sugar if you want to sweeten this.
  • Vary the heat with some red pepper flakes or chili powder.
  • Vary the spice mixture to your favorite blend.
  • If you have a fatty cut of pork, feel free to trim some of the fat off, but not all as it adds flavor.
  • If you want, sear pork on all sides before adding to the dutch oven and cooking.
  • Storage - keep leftovers in an airtight container inside the fridge for 3 days.
  • There are 3 WW Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 242IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg