Pellet Smoker Pulled Pork. Essentially, the smoke emanating from the flavored wood pellets completely changes the flavors. In fact, you will notice right away that this wood pellet grill pulled pork recipe has unique undertones. Switch up the types of wood pellets you choose to give your pulled pork a distinctive touch.
Make sure you you add water to your water pan in the smoker.
Always try and keep this at least three quarters full.
Place the pork in a large dish and shred the meat, removing and discarding the bone and any excess fat.
You can cook Pellet Smoker Pulled Pork using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Pellet Smoker Pulled Pork
- It's 1 of Bone in Pork Shoulder.
- Prepare of Pork Rub of choice.
- Prepare of Yellow Mustard.
- You need of Apple Juice.
- It's of Tinfoil Pan.
- It's of Tinfoil.
Add separated liquid back into pork and season to taste with additional Traeger Big Game Rub. Optionally, add Traeger 'Que BBQ Sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce to taste. It makes little sense to me to do a small amount of meat when you commit this much time. You have a choice of using a pork shoulder roast or a picnic roast.
Pellet Smoker Pulled Pork instructions
- Take your pork butt and cover it in yellow mustard. This is a binding agent for the seasoning and will cook off. You can also use olive oil..
- Liberally apply your run to all sides of the butt..
- Set your pellet grill to 220-235.
- When the smoker heats up put the butt directly on fat side down..
- Smoke for around 4 hours or until it hits the stall temperature of 150-160. Pour apple juice on it every hour..
- After the butt hits the stall temperature pull it out and put it in the tinfoil pan. Pour some apple juice in the bottom and cover with tinfoil. Put the butt back in the smoker until it reaches 195.
- When the butt hits 195 pull it out but leave it wrapped. Let it sit for about 1hr then unwrap and pull it and enjoy.
Favorite wood pellet flavors for Traeger Smoked Pulled Pork. Our absolute favorite woods for making smoked pulled pork are apple, oak, and hickory. Apple is mild and a natural pairing for pork (especially with an Apple Cider Brine). Oak is classic Texas BBQ and goes with anything. The best tool at your disposal for cooking smoked pulled pork is a pellet smoker.
