Traeger Pulled Pork Recipe
This Traeger pulled pork recipe delivers melt-in-your-mouth tender meat with a perfectly seasoned bark and beautiful smoke ring.
Print Pin Servings: 13
Calories: 385kcal
Cost: $38.37
Equipment
- Traeger grill (any model will work)
- Meat thermometer (preferably wireless)
- Spray bottle for spritzing
- Large cutting board
- Heavy-duty aluminum foil or butcher paper
- Bear claws or large forks for pulling
- Large container for storing pulled pork
Ingredients
For the Pork:
- 8-10 lb pork shoulder Boston butt
- ¼ cup yellow mustard
Dry Rub:
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup paprika
- 2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
For Spritzing:
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
Instructions
Preparation (Night Before):
- Trim excess fat from pork shoulder
- Mix dry rub ingredients
- Coat meat with mustard
- Apply rub generously
- Wrap and refrigerate overnight
Smoking Process:
- Remove meat from fridge 1 hour before cooking
- Start Traeger at 225°F
- Place meat fat-side up
- Smoke until internal temp reaches 165°F (6-8 hours)
- Spritz every hour after first 3 hours
- Wrap in foil/paper at 165°F
- Continue cooking to 195-205°F (4-6 more hours)
- Rest wrapped for 1-2 hours
- Pull and serve
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10.5g | Trans Fat: -2g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 680mg | Potassium: 646mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Iron: 2.8mg