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Pulled Pork Made In The Oven
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
4
hours
hours
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
4
hours
hours
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
-6
Ingredients
2.5
lbs
higher welfare pork shoulder
(1.2 kg, out of fridge for at least 1 hour prior to roasting)
1/2
Tbsp
avocado oil
(or other high smoke point oil)
1/2
tsp
cumin
1/2
tsp
coriander
salt
200
ml
freshly squeezed orange juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 500 F (260 C).
Mix oil with cumin, coriander and salt.
Score pork skin with a sharp knife and rub in cumin, coriander, salt and oil mix until the whole shoulder is evenly covered.
Place pork shoulder in oven proof dish and add 1/2 of the orange juice to the bottom of the pan.
Put in the oven and immediately reduce heat to 300F (150C).
Roast for 4.5 hours basting with remaining orange juice and juices collecting in the oven proof dish every 20-30 minutes.
Take out of the oven, cover loosely and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
Take two forks and pull apart.
Enjoy with tortillas,
Homemade Mexican Salsa
, avocado and lime juice.