Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Meat recipes category.
1 cup plus 1 TBSP sea salt, divided
1 cup sugar
1 bone-in pork shoulder butt roast (6 to 8 pounds)
1/4 cup barbecue seasoning
1/2 TSP pepper
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
12 hamburger buns or kaiser rolls, split
Combine 1 cup sea salt and granulated sugar; rub onto all sides of roast.
Place in a shallow dish; refrigerate, covered, overnight.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Using a kitchen knife, scrape salt and sugar coating from roast; discard any accumulated juices.
Transfer pork to a large shallow roasting pan.
Rub with barbecue seasoning; sprinkle with pepper.
Roast until tender, 6-8 hours.
Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees.
Combine brown sugar and 1 Tbsp.
sea salt; sprinkle over cooked pork.
Return pork to oven and roast until a crisp crust forms, 10-15 minutes.
Remove; when cool enough to handle, shred meat with 2 forks.
Serve warm on fresh buns or rolls.
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