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Pork Shoulder Burnt Ends On A Pellet Grill (6 Simple Steps)

Charlie
Want make delicious meat candy from pork shoulder? These pork shoulder burnt ends wil be so popular at your cookout you'll have to make a double batch!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, main, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Barbecue, bbq, dinner, grill, lunch
Servings 8 servings
Calories 352 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Pellet smoker
  • 2 Disposable Aluminum Foil tray
  • 1 spray bottle

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 lbs of cubed pork shoulder
  • .5 cup Barbecue rub
  • 1 cup Apple juice
  • .5 cup Apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tbsp Barbecue sauce
  • 4 tbsp Honey

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat your smoker to 250°F - 275°F and set it up to use indirect heat.
    I used hickory pellets for this but lighter fruit wood pieces like applewood, maple, and cherry wood are also great options.
  • Cube the pork shoulder in 1 inch by 1 inch cubes.
    If your using a bone-in meat, its easier to cut the meat from the bone first, then cube it, .
  • Put the pieces of pork into a large mixing bowl.
    Sprinkle the BBQ rub over the pork and give the bowls a good shake to ensure you coat each side of the meat.
  • In an aluminum, foil tray pour some of the apple juice. This will help retain the moisture in the pork while it’s smoking and acts as a drip tray for any stray pieces that fall through the wire rack.
    Place the tray under the pellet grill smoker grate,
  • Put you the pork cubes on a grill rack.
    If you want to you can use a disposable grill liner for an easy clean-up.
    Put the rack in the smoker.
  • Mix the remaining mixture of apple juice and apple cider vinegar and pour into a spray bottle.
    Spritz the pork every 30 minutes .
  • Let the pork burnt ends cook until you reach an internal temperature of 190°F.
    Use a temperature probe to check a few of them.
    This will take 2-3 hours, a long slow smoke will slowly break down the connective tissues and fats to infuse with moisture and give a tender meat.
  • After 2 -3 hours, or when the meat reaches 190⁰F internal temperature, remove the pork a from the grill and place them in an aluminum foil tray.
    Always work on temperature, rather than time to ensure the food is safe to eat.
  • Pour over the bbq sauce and the honey over the burnt ends and toss together to coat the surface of the pork .
  • Then tightly cover the aluminum foil tray with aluminum foil and let them cook for 40 minutes .
  • After 40 minutes remove the cover and give the burnt ends a toss.
    Place the tray back in the smoker uncovered and cook until the sauce has reduced and the pork shoulder ends have a caramelized bark outer.
  • Remove the tray from the smoker.
    Allow the burnt ends to cool for 5 minutes then its time to eat!
Keyword Burnt Ends, pork shoulder