Oven Roasted Pulled Pork Recipe (Pork Loin)
Oven Roasted Pulled Pork is moist and super savory! Season with a homemade rub and cook it with these slow-roasting secrets. We cover how to make pulled pork at a low oven temperature as opposed to slow cooked in a crockpot. And why a loin is the best cut! The low heat temperature and a long cooking process make the meat easy to shred as it becomes tender over the hours. The result: perfectly moist yet slightly caramelized edges with the best flavor.
Servings: 12
Calories: 561kcal
Ingredients
- 10 lb pork loin
Homemade Pork Rub (½ cup)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- ¼ cup paprika
- 3 tablespoons cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons sea salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon pepper
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons celery seeds
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Optional
- ½ cup BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Mix the rub. In a large mixing bowl combine the spices well with a whisk.
- ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup paprika, 3 tablespoons cracked black pepper, 3 tablespoons of sea salt, 2 tablespoons lemon pepper, 2 teaspoons chili powder, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 2 teaspoons onion powder, 2 teaspoons celery seeds, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
- Preheat your oven to 225 degrees.
- Optional: trim the fat layer if you wish. In a large roasting pan, rub the dry rub over the meat.
- Place the meat uncovered with the fat layer facing up before roasting.
- IMPORTANT: This recipe was tested in a GAS OVEN. If you have an electric oven, cook uncovered at 225 for 5 hours and an additional hour covered with foil and a small amount of water or apple juice on the bottom.
- Insert an oven-safe thermometer into the center or thickest part of the pork loin. Check the temperature throughout cooking, a wireless digital thermometer makes this really easy.
- Once the internal temperature has reached 200 degrees, shut off the oven and let the pork loin roast cool for an hour before removing it from the oven.
- Cooking Time: 5 hours for a 10 lb pork loin roast.
- In the roasting pan, shred and pull the meat with two forks working in opposite directions. Toss into more rub and drippings if desired.
- Optional: Toss in your favorite BBQ sauce.
Notes
pork loin
This recipe is tested with PORK LOIN (NOT PORK TENDERLOIN) for the best results as these are two different cuts of pork. A tenderloin cut does not hold up well with these long cooking times because they are a much smaller cut of meat.bbq rub
You will need about ½ cup (but add more if you wish!) of rub for a 10 lb pork loin.gas or electric oven
This recipe was tested in a GAS OVEN. If you have an electric oven, cook uncovered at 225 for 5 hours and an additional hour covered with a small amount of water on the bottom.Nutrition
Calories: 561kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 86g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 238mg | Sodium: 2063mg | Potassium: 1574mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1317IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 3mg