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Apple-Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Recipe from Weber’s New Real Grilling™ by Jamie Purviance

Difficulty: Medium
Fuel Type:
  • People

    Serves 10 to 12

  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Prep Time

    6 to 7 h

Ingredients
Instructions

the Ingredients

Nrg 5

Rub

  • Completed step 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
  • Completed step 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • Completed step 2 teaspoons paprika
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon prepared chili powder
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
  • Completed step 1 bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt), 5½ to 6 pounds, trimmed of excess fat

Sauce

  • Completed step 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • Completed step ½ cup minced yellow onion
  • Completed step 1 cup ketchup
  • Completed step 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
  • Completed step ½ cup cider vinegar
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
  • Completed step 1 tablespoon unsulfured molasses
  • Completed step 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • Completed step ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste

Slaw

  • Completed step â…“ cup mayonnaise
  • Completed step 3 tablespoons sour cream
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • Completed step 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • Completed step ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Completed step ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Completed step ½ medium head green cabbage, thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
  • Completed step 2 medium carrots, peeled, coarsely grated (about 1 cup)
  • Completed step 12 hamburger buns, split

Special Equipment

  • 6 large handfuls apple wood chips
  • 1 large disposable foil pan
  • instant-read thermometer

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Instructions

  • Soak the wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes.
  • Combine the rub ingredients. Coat the surface of the roast evenly with the rub. Allow the roast to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling.
  • Prepare the grill for indirect cooking over very low heat (250° to 300°F).
    Prepare the grill for cooking over low heat (250°F). Please leave your Wood Pellet grill ON for the entirety of your cook to ensure the rest & serve steps are received seamlessly.
    Prepare the grill for indirect cooking over low heat (250° to 300°F).
  • Drain and add two handfuls of the wood chips to the smoker box of a gas grill, following manufacturer’s instructions, and close the lid. When the wood begins to smoke, cook the roast, fat side up, over indirect very low heat, with the lid closed, for 4 hours. Drain and add one handful of the wood chips to the smoker box every 45 minutes to 1 hour until they are gone.
    Cook the roast, fat side up over low heat, with the lid closed, for 4 hours.
    Drain and add two handfuls of the wood chips to the smoker box of a gas grill, following manufacturer’s instructions, and close the lid. When the wood begins to smoke, cook the roast, fat side up, over indirect low heat, with the lid closed, for 4 hours. Drain and add one handful of the wood chips to the smoker box every 45 minutes to 1 hour until they are gone.
  • After 4 hours, use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature of the roast. If it has not reached 160°F, continue cooking until it does. If it has reached 160°F, place the roast in a large disposable foil pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Return the pan to the grill and cook over indirect very low heat, with the lid closed, until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the roast (not touching the bone) registers 190°F, 2 to 3 hours more. Remove from the grill and let rest, in the covered foil pan, for 1 hour. While the roast rests, make the sauce.
    After 4 hours, check the internal temperature of the roast. If it has not reached (160°F), continue cooking until it does. If it has reached (160°F), place the roast in a large disposable foil pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Return the pan to the grill and cook above foil pan, over low heat, with the lid closed, until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the roast (not touching the bone) registers 195° to 200°F, 2 to 3 hours more. Remove from the grill and let rest indoors in a dry insulated cooler or turned-off oven for 2 to 4 hours. While the roast rests, make the sauce.
    After 4 hours, use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature of the roast. If it has not reached (160°F), continue cooking until it does. If it has reached (160°F), place the roast in a large disposable foil pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Return the pan to the grill and cook over indirect low heat, with the lid closed, until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the roast (not touching the bone) registers 195° to 200°F, 2 to 3 hours more. Remove from the grill and let rest indoors in a dry insulated cooler or turned-off oven for 2 to 4 hours. While the roast rests, make the sauce.
  • In a large saucepan over medium heat on the stove, melt the butter. Add the onion and cook until softened, 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk in the remaining sauce ingredients, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat.
  • In a large bowl whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until smooth. Add the cabbage and the carrots. Mix until the vegetables are evenly coated.
  • When the roast is cool enough to handle, pull the meat apart into shreds. Discard any large pieces of fat and sinew. In a large saucepan over low heat on the stove, moisten the pork with as much of the sauce as you like, and cook until warmed through, stirring occasionally. Pile the pork on buns and top with coleslaw. Serve with any additional sauce.

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