Pulled Pork

Since LJ's parents bought a couple of whole pigs from 4-H kids at the local county fair we have had our fair share of pork to eat.  It has been a challenge but from sausage gravy, to ribs, to meatballs we have done our best to use it all while trying new things.

One of the difficult things with buying whole or half pigs is ending up with shoulders and butts.  This isn't a real problem if you have a large family or are having a party where a lot of meat will be eaten, but for just LJ and me those cuts of meat provide us enough food for a week.

I used this recipe, originally from America's Test Kitchen, for creating pulled pork.  Though the process takes more than a day if you include the time the pork is in the brine, the results are worth it.  The process is probably best saved for the weekend but as a bonus I ate pulled pork sandwiches for the rest of the week for lunch.