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Mama Mitchell’s Oven-Cooked Barbecued Shoulder

East Carolina BBQ

During the Holiday season and winter months the grills sat idle but grandmas oven cooked pork shoulder would always bring the backyard BBQ feeling inside. Savory spices, crushed red pepper vinegar sauce and crispy crackling pieces was a taste of heaven. I’ll never understand how one black pot could hold so much love!

Oven-Cooked Barbecued Shoulder


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Mama Mitchell’s Oven-Cooked Barbecued Shoulder

Recipe Notes

  • Advance Prep: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 5.5hrs
  • Yield: Serves 15

Ingredients

  • 1 whole pork shoulder Bone In 8-10 lbs.

Recipe Steps

1: In a separate mixing bowl add the pork rub and break up any clumps

2: Meat Prep- Turn the shoulder skin side up and gently slice the skin making straight lines. We call this scoring the skin.

3: Take rub and rub pork shoulder fully until completely covered

4: Take an oven roasting pan and pour the broth in. ( it should be just enough to cover the bottom

5: Place pork skin side up in pan, cover, and cook at 350 for 5 hrs.

6: Remove cover and allow the skin to crisp for additional 15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

7: Pull from oven and let rest for 15 minutes while adding the apple cider vinegar. Shred gently and Enjoy