Pulled Pork Sliders with Mango BBQ Sauce
- 1 whole 6-8 Pound Pork Butt (estimate 1 Hour Per Pound To Smoke)
- 1 cup Mango Nectar Or Apple Juice- For Injecting Into The Meat To Keep It Moist And Juicy
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 container Your Favorite BBQ Rub, For Sprinkling
- 1 cup Mango Nectar
- 1/4 cups Guava Preserves
- 3 Tablespoons Lime Juice
- 1 Tablespoon Lime Zest
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 whole Jalapeno Pepper, Finely Chopped With Seeds
- 2 teaspoons Minced Fresh Ginger
- Prepare your grill to 250 degrees F. Soak a fruit wood such as apple or peach for 30 minutes and then throw the wood chunks into your grill that is at 250 degrees.
- The wood is to create the smoke that will infuse the pork with great smoky flavor.
- Next, slice the fat layer on the top of the meat in a cross hatch direction so as to create cubes of fat on top of the meat (see picture).
- This is going to help get more rub rubbed in to the butt.
- Next, inject the meat liberally with the mango nectar or you can use apple juice or juice of your preference.
- Slather the pork butt with olive oil, and then generously rub the butt all over with your favorite BBQ rub.
- Place the pork butt (fat side up) on the grates of your grill or Egg with a piece of foil underneath to catch the juices.
- Make sure to also have the place setter in place as we are cooking indirect.
- (An Egg uses a place setter to cook indirectly.)
- For a regular grill, if you are smoking at 250 degrees, I recommend just wrapping the pork with foil all over so that the pork never comes into contact with the grill.
- (A regular grill will not use a placesetter).
- Meanwhile, combine all of you Mango BBQ sauce ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- After simmering for 5 minutes, remove from heat and divide into two bowls.
- (One bowl is for basting, the other one will be for serving with the meat for sandwiches.)
- Periodically baste the pork with one bowl of the BBQ sauce as it is cooking.
- Smoke the meat for up to 8 hours (estimate 1 hour per pound of meat) or until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F. Then it is ready to be pulled off of the grill.
- If you have the time, you can smoke longer at a lower temp 225F, but 250F worked fine for me.
- After you pull the meat off of the grill, let it rest under foil for 10 minutes.
- Then you are ready to pull it with a fork.
- You will shred the pork with a fork and it will be perfect for a sandwich or tortilla for pork sliders or tacos.
- I made sliders paired with my chipotle cilantro coleslaw and sweet potato fries.
- For the BBQ sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve with your sliders.
estimate, mango, olive oil, rub, mango, preserves, lime juice, lime zest, honey, jalapeno pepper, fresh ginger
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/pulled-pork-sliders-with-mango-bbq-sauce/ (may not work)