How do you add flavor to pulled pork?

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1. How do you add flavor to pulled pork?
2. Should you sear pulled pork before cooking?
3. What do you have pulled pork with?
4. Can you let pork rest in oven?
5. Can you make pulled pork day before?
6. How do restaurants keep pulled pork warm?

How do you add flavor to pulled pork?

I think the best pulled pork rub has to have a good amount of both sweet and spicy. We used dark brown sugar instead of light brown sugar to give it a rich, deep & sweet flavor. You can use light brown if that's all you have on hand. For spice, we add chili powder, cayenne powder and chipotle chili pepper.

Should you sear pulled pork before cooking?

Before you pop your pork in the slow cooker, consider searing it first. Searing a roast before cooking has several benefits. Some say the meat is more flavorful if it's seared beforehand—and science supports this theory.

What do you have pulled pork with?

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• Cornbread.
• Sweet Corn Fritters.
• Honey Butter Biscuits.
• Spicy Collard Greens.
• Coleslaw.
• Onion and Tomato Curtido Salad.
• Macaroni Salad.
• Cucumber Tomato Salad.

Can you let pork rest in oven?

But for home cooks, he offers up the best way to get the spoon-tender pulled pork in your oven. ... Once the pork reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees, you want to wrap it in foil — you want it to continue to roast, not steam — then let it rest in a cooler to retain heat for a minimum of two hours.

Can you make pulled pork day before?

You can smoke your meat the day before. Pull it, put it into foil pans, and cover it with foil. Make absolutely sure you cool the meat correctly. Then pull your smoker out to the party the next day for show and use it to heat the pork in the foil pans.

How do restaurants keep pulled pork warm?

One the lower end of the scale they are just going to cover the unused product with food wrap or foil and put it in the cooler. The next day they will reheat it on the steam table and maybe mix in fresh product.