Pumpkin Pulled Pork

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With fall in the air and all this talk of pumpkin spice, why not make Pumpkin pulled pork! You get the savoriness of the pork with mild pumpkin flavor and hints of apple, cinnamon and all spice.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Pumpkin Pulled Pork, Pork Shoulder, Pulled Pork Recipe, Pork Recipe, Fall Recipe, How to smoked a pork shoulder,, grilling recipes, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes, fall recipes.

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Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

1 Large pumpkin
5-6 lb Pork shoulder
1 cup Apple cider
1/4 cup Dad's all purpose rub
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Cinnamon powder
1 tbsp Nutmeg
1 tbsp All spice
1 tbsp Brown sugar

Instructions

Remove the pork shoulder from the packaging, pat it dry and score the fat cap.
Coat the entire pork shoulder with Worcestershire sauce and season with Dad's all purpose rub. Be sure to get all sides and edges.
Set up the grill for indirect heat at 250 degrees and place the seasoned pork shoulder directly on the grates.
After 2 hours on the smoker, occasionally spritz the pork with apple cider vinegar.
Once the internal temperature of the pork reaches 170 degrees, remove the pork off the grill.
Cut off the top from a pumpkin and scoop out the insides and seeds. Be sure the opening is large enough to fit the pork shoulder. Place the pork shoulder inside the pumpkin.
In a mixing bowl, add apple cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg. Whisk the ingredients together and pour it inside the pumpkin over the pork shoulder.
Close the pumpkin and set it back on the grill for another 2-3 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 204 degrees and the meat is probe tender.
Remove the pumpkin pork from the grill and let it rest, covered for an hour. Shred the meat and mix with all the juices inside the pumpkin. Serve and enjoy!

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