Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
  • 2 tablespoons chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • One 7 1/2-pound bone-in pork shoulder, skin removed and thick layer of fat scored
  • 3/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • Toasted buns, for serving

Method

  • In a bowl, mix the brown sugar with the paprika, chile powder, dry mustard and 2 tablespoons each of salt and pepper; rub the spice mixture all over the pork.
  • Refrigerate the pork, covered, overnight.
  • Light a grill.
  • Set a drip pan in the center of the grill bottom, and surround with a single layer of lit coals.
  • Place the pork fat side up on the grill over the drip pan.
  • Cover and cook for about 8 hours or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 175.
  • Replenish with a layer of lit coals every hour as needed to maintain a steady temperature of 200 to 250 inside the grill.
  • Transfer the pork to a rimmed baking sheet and cover loosely with foil; let rest for 30 minutes.
  • In a bowl, whisk the vinegar, mustard, honey and 2 teaspoons of pepper.
  • Pull the pork from the bone in large shreds.
  • Add the pork to the mustard sauce and toss.
  • Season with salt and serve with the buns.