Pulled Pork - The World's Food
The World's Food
Yield: 15
Time: 10 hours
Smoky, tender and delicious! Southern style pulled pork on a pellet grill.
Ingredients
9 pound pork shoulder (Boston butt)1/2 cup dry rub (Lambert's, Killer Hogs...), or to taste
1 pellet grill (Traeger, Green Mountain Grill...)
10 pounds wood pellets (pecan, competition, post oak, cherry...), or as needed
2 raised grill racks
Preparation
Step 1
Score the fat side with a crosshatch pattern. This helps render the fat during cooking
Score the fat side with a crosshatch pattern. This helps render the fat during cooking
Step 2
Generously season pork on all sides and rest 30 minutes
Step 3
Place raised grill racks in pellet smoker and preheat smoker to 250 F
Step 4
Place seasoned pork fat side up on upper rack and smoke 3 hours
Step 5
After this first 3-hour cook step, begin by spraying all sides with a 50% apple cider solution. Do not spray the fat side since that cools the fat and slows the rendering process
Step 6
Spray every 30-45 minutes until internal temperature reaches 170 F (about 5-6 hrs total)
Step 7
Wrap pork tightly in two layers of heavy duty aluminum foil and place in a 300 F oven
Step 8
Cook until the internal temp reaches 203 F (about 2-3 hours) and it feels like the temperature probe is being inserted in butter
Step 9
Place wrapped pork in a cooler and rest at room temp 2 hours
Step 10
Remove the bone and shred the pork
Step 11
Serve on hamburger buns with coleslaw (on top or on the side), BBQ beans, hush puppies
Inspiration from Mad Scientist BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgPJxy_IngY
