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Offline jmy2469

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Leftover pork shoulder? How to cook for pulled pork sandwiches?
« Reply #-1 on: October 14, 2015, 04:15:51 PM »
I have leftover pork shoulder that I cooked in the SRG. It was placed in the freezer. It was cooked to slice. Want to use the leftover for pulled pork sandwiches, but have no clue on how to cook this further in order to pull and shred it. What would be the best way to do this? Thanks for the info. John.

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Was it initially cooked to pulled pork temp (200)?
If it was then it should still pull easily after you thaw it and reheat to about 140.
If not, then tightly wrap in foil and cook further to pulling temp.
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Re: Leftover pork shoulder? How to cook for pulled pork sandwiches?
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2015, 05:40:02 PM »
Just an idea....
Mix up a cup of chicken broth, 1/4 cup of apple juice, 1-2 tablespoons each of worcestershire and soy sauce, and a heated pat of butter. You can carefully add a little sauce or rub - but be careful. Adjust this for your tastes. Put this in a casserole dish and spread out the pork slices to line the dish. Cover tightly with foil.

Place in oven at 225F for an hour, then check it. If tender enough to pull  - fine. If more time needed, and more of the above braising liquid - and place back in oven for an additional hour, check again for doneness/liquid.
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Re: Leftover pork shoulder? How to cook for pulled pork sandwiches?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2015, 07:04:08 PM »
...If not, then tightly wrap in foil and cook further to pulling temp.

Pretty much what I was thinking as well.  Just wrap it tightly in foil with just a little liquid (I like to use a little cider vinegar, beer & brown sugar - in equal amounts), stick it in a 300° oven until a temp probe inserts easily with no resistance (probably about 2 - 2 1/2 hours).

A slow cooker would work as well.
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Re: Leftover pork shoulder? How to cook for pulled pork sandwiches?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2015, 07:36:52 PM »
It was cooked to about 165 and then just sliced, had a bunch leftover and was not going to use it right away,so I put it in the freezer. It's in the fridge now, want to use the rest of it up. Thanks for all of the replies! I'll let you know how it turns out. John