Hawaiian Pulled Pork
I love pulled pork, and I love pineapple, so combining the two just seems to make sense. I was surprised by how mild the taste of this pulled pork was, compared to more traditional cooking methods I've done in the past. This Hawaiian pulled pork recipe is something I'll definitely make again in the future.
Servings 10
Calories 300kcal
Ingredients
Cheese Sauce
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 tbsp BBQ rub
- 2 cups shredded cheese
Hawaiian Pulled Pork
- 1 Pork Shoulder 6-7 lbs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp BBQ rub Traeger Pork and Poultry rub
- 24 ounces pineapple juice
Instructions
Cheese Sauce
- Melt butter and then combine with flour in a small saucepan
- add milk and mix
- add bbq rub and mix
- start adding cheese to milk mixture, one handful at a time, until the cheese sauce is the consistency you'd prefer.
Pulled Pork
- rub olive oil all over the pork shoulder
- add bbq rub. Make sure you get the rub into all the nooks and crannies of the pork shoulder and rub any excess into the barren spots.
- put the pork shoulder on your smoker @ 225 degrees
- after 3 hours spritz the pork shoulder with a combination of 1 cup pineapple juice and a half tablespoon of bbq rub. Continue this process every hour
- When the internal temperature of the pork shoulder hits 160 degrees remove it from the smoker and wrap it with a double layer of tin foil. Before sealing the foil tight, add a half cup of pineapple juice.
- Continue to cook the Hawaiian pulled pork until the internal temperature is 203 degrees. When the internal temperature reaches 203, remove the pork shoulder from the smoker and put it in a cooler with some towels.
- Let the pork shoulder rest for at least an hour in the cooler before shredding, and enjoying!
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal