Servings:
12
Prep Time:
30minutes
Cook Time:
6hours
Ingredients
Tacos
- 1 Pork shoulder
- 12 Hard shell tacos
- 6 oz - Queso fresco, crumbled
- Minced red onions, shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes for topping
- Wood chunks for smoking, preferably oak or hickory
Dry Rub
- ¼ cup - Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp - Paprika
- 2 tbsp - Salt
- 1 tbsp - Garlic powder
- 1 tsp - Black pepper
- 1 tsp - White pepper
- ½ tsp - Mustard powder
Fiery Habanero Barbecue Sauce
- 2 cup - Ketchup
- 1 cup - White vinegar
- ⅔ cup - Brown sugar
- ½ cup - Honey
- 2 oz - El Yucateco Red Habanero Sauce (Captains Habanero Hot Sauce)
- 2 tsp - Salt
- 1 tsp - Onion powder
- 1 tsp - Black pepper
Habanero Lime Dressing
- 1 cup - Sour cream
- 1 tbsp - Lime juice
- 1 tbsp - El Yucateco Red Habanero Sauce (Captains Habanero Hot Sauce)
Product Used
Directions
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Step One
Preheat your grill for indirect cooking – if you are using a charcoal kettle grill, spread unlit charcoal across half of the bottom grate and toss half a chimney of hot coal on top of the unlit coals. Place a large size aluminum drip pan filled with water across the other half of the grill. -
Step Two
Combine all Dry Rub ingredients into a bowl and mix with your fingers to break any lumps; Generously apply the rub on all side of the pork shoulder rubbing with your hands for the spices to get into the meat. -
Step Three
Place the pork shoulder in your grill opposed to hot coals for indirect cooking and toss a few wood chunks onto hot coals for smoking; Close the lid and adjust the air vents to maintain around 275°F; Cook the pork shoulder until the internal temperature reaches 203°F, this should take approximately 6 hours. -
Step Four
In a saucepan, whisk all Fiery Habanero Barbecue Sauce ingredients and bring to a boil for 5 minutes; Set aside; -
Step Five
Make the habanero lime dressing: whisk Habanero Lime Dressing ingredients and set aside in the refrigerator for later; -
Step Six
Once the pork has reached its targeted temperature, remove from your gril, cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 45 minutes; -
Step Seven
Using heat resistant latex gloves, shred the pork shoulder with your hands and discard any bones or large pieces of fat; Pour 3/4 of the habanero barbecue sauce on top, or more to taste, and mix well; -
Step Eight
Assemble the tacos with 1/4 cup of pulled pork, shredded lettuce, minced onions, diced tomatoes, crumbled queso fresco and a few lines of habanero lime dressing. Serve.