Smoked Pork Loin {275F, Pulled Pork}
A pork loin is seasoned with a sweet dry rub then slow smoked at 275F until fall apart tender!
Ingredients
- 1 pork loin roast 3-5 lbs
- Dry Rub Ingredients
- 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup black pepper
- 1 tbsp granulated garlic
- 1 tbsp granulated onion
- 1 tbsp celery salt
- 2 tsp chipotle powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup apple juice Foiling liquid
- 1/2 cup Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tbls red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Combine the dry rub ingredients and mix well
- Apply the rub to all sides of the pork loin and let the loin rest for 30 minutes so the rub can work its way into the meat.
- Set your smoker to 275F using hickory wood for smoke
- Smoke the pork loin for about 1.5 hours until it reaches an internal temperature of 145-150F.
- Wrap the loin in aluminum foil along with the Foiling Liquid.
- Continue smoking the loin for another 2 hours until an internal temperature of ~205F is reached.
- Carefully remove the loin from the foil, shred with forks and toss with the finishing sauce.
Notes
Once you get the hand of smoking pork loins you will find that they are an easy and economical way to feed a crowd or to do meal prep for the week.