Carolina Pulled Pork with Lexington Red Sauce Recipe

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Carolina Pulled Pork with Lexington Red Sauce
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  1. To prepare pork, soak wood chunks in water about 16 hours; drain.
  2. Combine turbinado sugar and next 4 ingredients (through ground red pepper); reserve 2 tablespoons sugar mixture. Rub half of the remaining sugar mixture onto pork. Place in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and refrigerate pork overnight.
  3. Remove pork from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Rub remaining half of sugar mixture onto pork.
  4. Combine reserved 2 tablespoons sugar mixture, 1 cup vinegar, 1/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and oil in a small saucepan; cook over low heat 10 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
  5. Remove grill rack; set aside. Prepare grill for indirect grilling, heating one side to medium-low and leaving one side with no heat. Maintain temperature at 225°. Pierce bottom of a disposable aluminum foil pan several times with the tip of a knife. Place pan on heated side of grill; add half of wood chunks to pan. Place another disposable aluminum foil pan (do not pierce pan) on unheated side of grill. Pour remaining 2 cups water in pan. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill.
  6. Place pork on grill rack over foil pan on the unheated side. Close lid, and cook for 4 1/2 hours or until a thermometer registers 170°, gently brushing pork with vinegar mixture every hour (avoid brushing off sugar mixture). Add additional wood chunks halfway during cooking time. Discard any remaining vinegar mixture.
  7. Preheat oven to 250°.
  8. Remove pork from grill. Wrap pork in several layers of aluminum foil, and place in a baking pan. Bake at 250° for 2 hours or until a thermometer registers 195°. Remove from oven. Let stand, still wrapped, for 1 hour or until pork easily pulls apart. Unwrap pork; trim and discard fat. Shred pork with 2 forks.
  9. To prepare sauce, combine 1 cup vinegar and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1 1/4 cups (about 5 minutes). Serve sauce warm or at room temperature with pork.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 236.31 Kcal (989 kJ)
Calories from fat 66.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.37g 11%
Cholesterol 73.21mg 24%
Sodium 1724.26mg 72%
Potassium 186.08mg 4%
Total Carbs 10.31g 3%
Sugars 5.6g 22%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 4%
Protein 35.01g 70%
Vitamin C 2mg 3%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Calcium 22.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 87.63 Kcal (367 kJ)
Calories from fat 24.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.73g 11%
Cholesterol 27.15mg 24%
Sodium 639.42mg 72%
Potassium 69mg 4%
Total Carbs 3.82g 3%
Sugars 2.08g 22%
Dietary Fiber 0.33g 4%
Protein 12.98g 70%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 3%
Iron 1.2mg 18%
Calcium 8.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.2
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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