Father's Day Pulled Pork Sandwich

This year my present to my dad for fathers day was a sunday off from cooking and a meal made by me with help from my mom. My dad requested pulled pork sandwiches, so I searched the internet for recipes and finally decided on a Tyler Florence recipe that didn't look too complicated and didn't need a crockpot to make. I ended up editing the barbecue sauce recipe to fit my personal taste, but the rub and how I cooked the pork is all the same from the original recipes. So heres my edited sauce recipe and a link the the original recipe from the Food Network.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Dry Rub:
3 tablespoons kosher salt
3 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 (4-5 pound) pork roast (boston butt or shoulder)

Barbecue Sauce:
1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
1 cup mustard
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 garlic cloves - minced
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper - to taste

Overall this recipe will basically take all day to complete. It begins with all the dry rub ingredients being mixed together and then rubbed onto the pork roast. This rub should sit on the roast for at least 1 hour but can marinate for as long as 24 hours. For cooking the roast, I cooked it in a 300 degree oven and used the general rule that it would take about 1 hour per pound of meat. My roast was about 4 1/2 pounds and it took about 5 hours for the roast to reach 190 degrees, which is about the point where the meat is falling apart and able to pull apart. Right before shredding the pork I mixed together the sauce ingredients and heated them together until the sauce had formed and was warm. Then my dad shredded the meat with two forks and we put the meat in a bowl and poured about half the sauce into the bowl. We served the pork on brioche rolls with cole slaw on top.


Original recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/pulled-pork-barbecue-recipe.html


Overall the meal came out really good. The pork was just what we were all craving and we spent the night eating outside on the deck and drinking frozen margaritas as a family. It may seem like an odd way to bond with your family, but it's definitely the Jackson-Rose family way. So till next time,
Keep Cooking Brooklyn!