Rubbed with barbecue spices and slow-roasted until the meat is fork-tender, this pulled pork is a family favorite
It’s simple to prepare and takes just minutes to get in the oven; the hardest part of the recipe is trying not to eat all of the pork as you’re pulling it apart. The sauce is a hybrid of a sweet BBQ sauce and Carolina-style vinegar-based sauce; it gets its dark color and smoky flavor from the pan juices. What You’ll Need For The Pulled Pork Pork butt (which is also sometimes called Boston butt) is misleadingly named; it does not come from the rear end of the pig. Rather, it comes from the thicker, well-marbled upper shoulder. It is not to be confused with a picnic roast, which comes from the lower end of the shoulder and is a...