Description
Using a Dutch oven to make amazing pulled pork indoors is easy and foolproof with this flavorful recipe. Use in sandwiches or make into chilaquiles.
Ingredients
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lime zest
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 3 ½ pounds bone-in pork shoulder roast
Instructions
- Mix orange juice
- onion
- lime juice
- olive oil
- garlic
- brown sugar
- salt
- oregano
- cumin
- lime zest
- pepper
- and bay leaves in a heavy Dutch oven. Add pork shoulder; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator
- 4 hours to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove Dutch oven from the refrigerator and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake pork in the preheated oven until heated through
- about 1 1/2 hours. Flip pork carefully. Replace foil and bake for 1 hour more. Remove aluminum foil. Continue baking uncovered
- turning once halfway through
- until pork falls apart and marinade is reduced
- 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Remove pork from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. Shred pork in the Dutch oven using 2 forks; mix shredded pork with the reduced marinade. Discard bay leaves.
Prep Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs
Total Time: 8 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 12