Recipe for Eastern North Carolina Pulled Pork 
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Yield:
8 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
FOR THE RUB ----------------
2 tbl Salt
2 tbl Sugar
2 tbl Brown sugar
2 tbl Cumin
2 tbl Chili powder
2 tbl Black pepper
1 tbl Cayenne pepper
1/4 cup Paprika
----------------- FOR THE SAUCE ----------------
3 cup Apple cider vinegar
3 cup Water
1/3 cup White sugar
3/4 cup Brown sugar
1/2 tbl Salt
1/4 cup Black pepper
1 tbl Cayenne pepper
3 tbl Paprika (Hungarian is best)
1 tbl Dry mustard
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
----------------- PORK ----------------
Instructions:
Instructions: Mix rub ingredients together and store in a tightly sealed jar. Recipe makes enough for about 3 roasts.

Rub spice mixture on the meat the night before smoking. Place meat in Ziploc freezer bag and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator.

Remove the meat 1 hour before going into smoker and let it come to room temperature.

Mix sauce ingredients well and bring to boil and then simmer for 2 hours.

Prepare smoker and pace meat on grill of smoker. Smoke pork at 220-240F for about 1 1/2 hours per pound. Mop every hour with sauce. Turn roast over every 2 hours or so.

Here is when Danny Gaulden takes out his pork shoulders:

For a tender, easy to slice roast- out of pit at 180F internal For a tender, easy to slice, pullable roast- out of pit at 185F For a tender, easy to pull roast- out of pit at 190F

Remove roast from smoker and let stand for 15 minutes. Slice or pull off meat in strips and separate from fat.

For pulled-pork sandwiches, chop the meat. Spoon some of the sauce onto a fresh split bun/roll. Heap on meat and spoon on more sauce over meat.

Serve with coleslaw on the sandwich or on the side.

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