The Bronx Chipotle BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders
By Marge Perry & David Bonom
An homage, of sorts, to the Hispanic communities of the Bronx, where spicy chile flavoring is a way of culinary life.
- Cuisine: American
- Course: Lunch
INGREDIENTS
- Adobo sauce
- Bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston Butt)
- Bread and butter pickle chips
- Brown sugar
- Chili powder
- Chipotle in adobo sauce
- Dark brown sugar
- Fresh lime juice
- Garlic cloves
- Grated fresh lime zest
- Ground chipotle pepper
- Ground cumin
- Hickory wood chunk
- Ketchup
- Kosher salt
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Potato slider rolls
- Rub: sugar, adobo seasoning, ground chipotle, pepper, and salt
- Sauce
DIRECTIONS
- For the rub: combine the sugar, adobo seasoning, ground chipotle pepper and salt in a small bowl. Evenly rub the mixture over the pork to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 45 minutes.
- Set up grill for medium-low indirect heat cooking (275°F - 300°F). Place an aluminum pan, half filled with water, on the charcoal grate under where the pork will be.
- Place the wood chunk on the lit charcoal. Set the pork, fat side up, on the grill grate over the aluminum pan and close the lid.
- Grill, adding enough charcoal to maintain temperature after each hour, until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the pork without touching the bone registers 160°F, about 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
- Wrap the pork in a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil and return to the grill over indirect heat. Close the lid and cook until the internal temperature reaches 195°F about 1-2 hours longer.
- Remove from the grill and let rest in foil for 30 minutes.
- For the sauce: heat the oil in a medium nonstick saucepan over medium. Add the onion and garlic
- Unwrap the roast and if cool enough to handle, shred the meat, discarding any large pieces of fat. Transfer pork to a bowl and stir in the sauce until well mixed.
- Top slider rolls evenly with pork and pickle chips, if using.