Best Chipotle Pulled Pork Recipe - How To Make Chipotle Pulled Pork

Step 1Preheat oven to 325°. Trim excess fat from pork and pat dry with paper towels; generously season all over with salt and pepper.

Step 2In a small bowl, combine chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, and oregano. Rub spice mixture all over pork.

Step 3In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add pork and cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a large plate.

Step 4In same pot over medium heat, cook yellow onion, stirring, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add vinegar and scrape browned bits from bottom of pot. Add chipotle chiles, adobo sauce, tomato paste, and 2 cups water and stir to combine. Return pork and any accumulated juices to Dutch oven.

Step 5Cover pot and transfer to oven. Bake pork until meat easily falls apart with a fork, 3 to 4 hours.

Step 6Using 2 forks, shred meat in pot, then stir to coat meat in cooking liquid.