Pulled Pork Sandwiches

More barbecue sauce is always a good idea

Pulled pork is probably one of the easier ways to serve smoked pig. It also works well for a large gathering. Serve it with lots of extra barbecue sauce and coleslaw. Depending on your location the coleslaw can either be in the sandwich or on the side.

The best piece of meat would be a pork butt, also called a Boston butt or picnic roast. A pork loin will also work, but the fat content is much lower so make sure to really smoke the meat at a low temperature or it will dry out. For steps on smoking go here. For a barbecue sauce recipe go here. Below is one more of my time-tested secret barbecue spice rubs.

Pulled Pork Spice Rub

• 2 dried ancho chilis
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 star anise
• 2 tbsp black peppercorns
• 3 tbsp dried rosemary
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Mop Sauce

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• hot sauce to taste

Grind all ingredients except sugar to a fine powder. Add sugar and mix well. Rub spice rub into all sides of the pork and let the meat marinate for two hours in the refrigerator. Save two tablespoons spice rub for a mop sauce. To make mop sauce mix spice rub, water,  cider vinegar, vegetable oil and some hot sauce in a pot and bring to a boil. remove from heat and let cool. Set pork out to come to room temperature 30 minutes before cooking. When fire is ready, smoke meat, coating it with mop sauce every hour. When meat is done let it rest for 15 minutes then take two forks and shred it into thin ribbons. Mix the pork with barbecue sauce and serve on hamburger buns.