Pellet Grill
Pulled Pork Recipe

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Difficulty

2/5

Hardwood

Apple

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

8-10 hrs

Ingredients

1 Whole Bone-in Pork Shoulder/Butt

Bad Byrons Butt Rub

Apple Cider or Apple Juice

Honey

Brown Sugar

Materials

Pan

Extra-wide Aluminum Foil or Traeger’s Butchers Paper

Bear Claws (nice to have)

Prep

24 hours before you want to start the smoke, remove your pork shoulder from its package, wash with cold water then pat dry with paper towels.

Keep it clean by using a pan.

Trim obvious surface fat from the pork shoulder. MoreThe amount you decide to keep is really up to you—have fun with it and test various methods for yourself. I opted to remove the obvious surface fat on the top and a decent amount of the fat cap (the thick layer of fat on the bottom). I did this for two reasons: 1) my wife hates fat so it was best to remove what I could now vs later and 2) I want the rub and apple cider we're about to put use to penetrate the meat more during the smoke. However, some leave it alone not doing anything with the fat as it adds flavor and helps keep the meat moist.

Inject with apple cider or juice every 1-2 inches and season with your favorite dry rub. I normally use Bad Byron’s Butt Rub!

Wrap pork shoulder in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Smoking instructions

Turn your pellet grill on and set the temperature to 225 degrees F.

Put your pork on your grill fat side down and smoke until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, around 4 hours.

Newb Tip: Keep the lid closed

Use a Bluetooth temperature probe, I’ve used this one, to keep an eye on the IT. I used a wifi enabled pellet grill here, the GMG Daniel Boone, so was able to watch the IT with my phone and on the go. Keep the heat and smoke in the grill by keeping the lid closed as much as possible.

Time to add some more flavor! Remove the pork butt/shoulder from your smoker and place into a pan. Lather all sides with honey topped with some brown sugar.

Now wrap the pork it in a double layer of extra-wide aluminum foil or butcher paper and pour some apple cider or juice in the pack. Place the wrapped pork and pan back on the grill.

Cook until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 204 degrees, around 4 more hours. Once done, let the pork rest for 45 minutes in the foil packet.

Ready for the fun part? Unwrap the pork and place into the pan. Remove any unwanted fat, remove the bone and start pulling the pork apart.

It sure is nice to have a set of Bear Claws during this process, I highly recommend getting a pair.

(Optional) Remove some of that liquid (to taste), add some BBQ sauce (to taste) or even add some more rub.

Honestly, I just removed some of the liquid because the meat was so good it didn’t need much else!

Written by David Strader

Hi, my name is David Strader and I’m the grill newb behind all the great grill reviews, recipes, tips and guides on GrillNewb.com. Why a newb, you may ask? Because I’m no pit master, grill pro or well-known competition smoker. I’m really just your ‘average joe’ who enjoys the outdoors, grilling, trying new things and helping others like me along the way. On a more personal note, I’m a blessed husband, proud daddy to my beautiful daughter and new-born son, favored minister and student pastor.

1 Comment

  1. Sannyreice
    Sannyreice on December 7, 2018 at 7:00 am

    Make a more new posts please 🙂

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