Braised BBQ Pulled Pork

This easy-to-prepare, tangy, delicious pulled pork is braised in a spicy-sweet BBQ sauce and is perfect for a gathering because it feeds a crowd!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 145 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup ketchup
• 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 (3 pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 2 slices lemon, seeded
• 0.33333334326744 cup water
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 cup cider vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Position a rack in the center of the oven.

Step 2

Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season pork with salt and pepper. Sear in the Dutch oven on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Remove and set aside.

Step 3

Combine vinegar, water, onion, mustard, lemon slices, butter, honey, and cayenne in the Dutch oven and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove and discard lemon. Add ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and return to a boil. Add pork and cover tightly with a lid or foil.

Step 4

Braise in the preheated oven until meat is fork-tender, about 3 hours. Check occasionally to see if a bit of water should be added. Remove from the oven and shred pork in sauce using 2 forks.