{"id":2708,"slug":"pulled-pork-sandwiches","title":"Pulled Pork Sandwiches","description":"Please don't try to do this in the oven 'cause you'll just ruin it.","ingredients_raw":["2 quarts water","12 ounces pickling salt","¾ cup honey","6–8 lb Boston pork butt, trimmed","2 tbsp paprika","2 tbsp black pepper","3 tbsp dehydrated lemon peel","2 tbsp cayenne pepper (more if you like)","1 ½ tbsp dried rosemary","3 tbsp dark brown sugar","Several lbs apple wood","Hamburger buns for serving"],"ingredients_norm":["water","pickling salt","honey","boston pork butt","paprika","black pepper","dehydrated lemon peel","cayenne pepper","dried rosemary","dark brown sugar","several lbs apple wood","hamburger bun"],"steps":["Combine water, salt, and honey in a 6-quart cooler. Add pork and refrigerate or place a large bag of ice on top for 8–12 hours.","Remove pork from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Combine remaining seasonings and rub on pork.","Light a few chunks of apple wood and place in the firebox of a smoker. Keep temperature in smoker around 210°F.","Place in a smoker and cook for 8–12 hours, changing wood as needed. The meat should be tender at this point—if not, continue smoking.","Let rest 1 hour, then shred with two forks. Serve on hamburger buns."],"categories":["Sandwich recipes","Recipes using pork","Barbecue recipes","Smoked recipes","Recipes for sandwiches","Recipes using dark brown sugar","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using rosemary","Recipes using paprika","Recipes using honey","Recipes using dehydrated lemon zest"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pulled_Pork_Sandwiches","source_ref":"4518275","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Pulled_Pork_Sandwiches&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d537fc4c6e6e928d04ba163e594d501f4fd602e604e825a4f85e491b1da5d3f8","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:16Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:16Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pulled-pork-sandwiches"}