Miso Gochujang Pulled Pork
This tender and juicy pulled pork recipe showcases bold Asian flavors of gochujang, white miso, and hoisin sauce, and requires minimal effort, delivering outstanding results. It’s perfect for sandwiches, rice bowls, tacos, or even piled high on top of mac and cheese.
- 6-7 Pound Boneless Pork Butt or 8-9 Pound Bone in
- ½ cup Gochujang
- 1/3 cup Hoisin
- ¼ cup White Miso
- 2 oz. Ging
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 cups Water
Preheat oven to 325°
Using a boneless pork butt makes this prep very easy, so find one if you can. If using bone-in pork butt, remove the bone. Cut the meat into 2-inch chunks and remove any large chunks of fat. You want to keep some fat to keep the meat tender and juicy but removing the large chunks will keep the finished product from being greasy.
Cut ginger in to coins or chunks, no need to peel as you will be removing the ginger and remove garlic from the skin.
In a large Dutch oven combine the gochujang, hoisin, white miso, and water, and whisk until fully combined. Add the ginger and garlic.
Add the pork to the pan and toss the pork to cover with the sauce. Bring to a simmer on the stove top, over medium to medium high heat.
Cover and transfer the pot the preheated oven. Bake for 1 ½ to 2 hours. Begin checking the texture after 1 ½ hours. Pork should be very tender and fall apart when pulled with a fork. The top of the pork should be browned but there should be plenty of sauce still in the pan. If the sauce is reducing to much add up to 1 additional cup of water.
When the pork is perfectly tender remove from oven and remove the ginger chunks and garlic. Using 2 forks or a potato masher, shred the pork. As the pork is shredded it will absorb much if the liquid, so feel free to add a little more water so the pork is very moist and juicy!
Serving Suggestions
- Serve the traditional way as a delicious meaty pulled pork sandwich.
- For an interesting Asian Mexican mash up, use as the filling for a cheesy quesadilla. Monterey Jack works great! Or, use as to fill a taco or burrito!
- Make a pan of the best ever macaroni and cheese. Serve a big bowl of mac and cheese and top with the Miso Gochujang pulled pork.
- Stir fry some veggies and serve along side the pork on top of a steaming bowl of rice.