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BBQ Pulled Pork

Serves 6 Prep 15 mins Cook 4 hours Total 4 hours 15 mins

If you searched for bbq pulled pork and want the useful bits up front, you are in the right place: metric measures, a short intro, then ingredients, method, tip, and notes. Serves 6 with about 15 mins prep and 4 hours cook time (around 4 hours 15 mins total). That is a home estimate — ovens and pans vary, so use colour and texture as well as the clock. The character of the dish comes from pork shoulder, brown sugar and smoked paprika. Check quantities in grams where listed — volume is fine for many liquids, but baking and batter ratios behave better on scales. After cooking, serve straight from the pan with a simple salad or mash. Feeds a small table as written; bump quantities if you are feeding a crew. If humidity or a fan oven changes browning, trust visual cues over the last minute of the clock. We write dinner recipes so you can cook from your phone on the bench: large checkable ingredients, numbered steps, and notes you can skim while the pan heats.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Mix brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Rub all over pork.
  2. Place pork in a slow cooker with vinegar. Cook on low 4 hours until shreddable.
  3. Shred meat with two forks. Stir through barbecue sauce.
  4. Serve in rolls with coleslaw.

Tip: Leftovers freeze well for up to 3 months.

Notes

  • Shopping and mise en place: read the full ingredient list once before you start. For BBQ Pulled Pork, pork shoulder and brown sugar are the items that decide whether the dish tastes flat or properly seasoned. Weigh where grams are given — volume cups are fine for liquids and some dry goods, but baking ratios are tighter if you use scales. Australian cups are 250 ml; a tablespoon is 20 ml and a teaspoon is 5 ml.
  • Serving ideas without fluff: serve straight from the pan with a simple salad or mash. Keep accompaniments simple so the dish stays the hero — a green salad, steamed veg, rice, mash, or crusty bread depending on the style. Metric measures stay consistent across Scoops & Dishes, so once you trust the cups and scales here, the rest of the site cooks the same way.
  • Why this page is written this way: we keep the story short and put the value in practical detail — ingredient order, heat cues, and storage — because that is what helps a home cook succeed on a Tuesday night. If a step feels unclear, email [email protected] and we will tidy the wording on the next pass.
  • Putting it together for BBQ Pulled Pork: work clean, taste as you go, and do not rush browning or reduction steps if they appear in the method. If you are cooking for mixed diets, plate sauces and toppings separately where practical. Keep this page bookmarked if it becomes a household regular — we update wording when cooks report a confusing step. Metric consistency across Scoops & Dishes means once you trust the cups and scales here, breakfast through dessert behaves the same way.