Pulled pork is an all-American dish that is deeply rooted insouthern cuisine.

Over time, slow-cooking a whole hog became a southern tradition.

Whether slowly roasted or smoked pit-style, pork becomes tender and easy to shred.

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Among those meats is a hearty, comfortingpulled porkdinner.

The plate consists of tender, slow-cooked barbecued pork with toasted, fresh-baked bread, and a veggie side.

It serves a crave-worthyhand-pulled pork platter.

Texas Roadhouse pulled pork dinner

Texas Roadhouse

The pork is house-smoke for nine hours and then hand-pulled and seasoned with salt and pepper.

The platter comes with buttery garlic bread and two sides.

All of the restaurant’s meats are smoked in-houseand the sides and desserts are also made daily on-site.

Smokey Bones BBQ pulled pork

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The pulled pork is available by the half pound and on a roll.

Try it with a jumbo smoked potato for a real comfort meal.

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Joe’s Kansas City BBQ pulled pork

Joe’s Kansas City BBQ

Mighty Quinn’s BBQ pulled pork

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