THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST

The first thing to know about making your own pulled pork is that the cut of meat you choose is very important. The meat shouldn’t be too lean, so you want to pick a piece that’s rich in intramuscular fat – in other words, you can see plenty of lines of fat running through the meat. This fat will break down as you cook the meat slowly, making the pork tender. There’s only really one cut of pork that’s suitable for the job, and that’s the so-called ‘pork butt’ or ‘Boston butt’. If you’re mouth just dropped open in sheer horror, rest assured the name has nothing to do with rear end of a pig. It’s actually an American term for the shoulder section of the animal, based on the…

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