This blackened smoked pulled pork is a favorite of my family. It's blackened from the spices used and the way it cooks. The inside meat is tender and delicious.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time9 hourshrs
rest time30 minutesmins
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Dinner, main course, pork, smoker
Keyword: Dinner, main course, pork, smoker
Servings: 6pounds
Ingredients
Pork roast - buttpicnic, shoulder - bone-in or boneless - any weight between ~5 pounds to ~9 pounds
2tablespoonsmustard
2tablespoonsmolasses
Celery salt - generously sprinkles all over roast
black pepper - sprinkled over roast
salt - generously sprinkled all over roast
Smoked paprika - generously sprinkled all over the roast
cayenne pepper - dash to a sprinkle all over the roastdepends on heat preference, a dash gives no heat but enhances flavor
Instructions
Preheat smoker or oven to 300 F.
Mix together the mustard and molasses and pour over pork roast then rub all around it.
Sprinkle the celery salt, black pepper, salt, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper and then rub or pat seasonings into the meat.
Place on a clean parchment or butcher paper lined cookie sheet and cook uncovered for 8-9 hours, depending on the size and thickness of your pork roast. Once meat can easily pull away or is soft when a fork is inserted, it is done.
Remove from smoker or oven and cover with butcher paper, aluminum foil or a towel and rest for 30 minutes.