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Chipotle honey pulled pork in roasting tin sitting on a wooden chopping board with honey, ketchup and chipotle paste in the background

Chipotle Honey Pulled Pork

By: Deborah
It's absolutely delicious...tender pork with a glaze that has the perfect balance of smoky with sweet.
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 5 hours 30 minutes
Marinating time: 2 hours
TOTAL: 7 hours 40 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients

  • 1.8 kg (4 lb) pork shoulder joint rind trimmed (will weigh approx. 1.4kg after cutting away the rind – see Notes)
  • 75 g (2.6 oz) ketchup, plus 2 tbsp
  • 4 tbsp chipotle paste
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Up to 2 days before (and at least 2 hours ahead), mix together 75g ketchup with 2 tbsp chipotle, 2 tbsp honey and the vinegar. Rub all over the pork and leave in a food bag (or bowl, covered) in the fridge to marinate, turning occasionally.
  • Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Lift the pork into a snug-fitting roasting tin and baste with any excess marinade, plus 100ml water. Cover with foil, ensuring the pork is sealed in but the foil isn’t touching it, and bake for 5 hours (see Notes).
  • Turn the up oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 (or cool and chill the pork, if making ahead). Remove the foil and put the pork back in for 30 mins until crisp and sticky on the outside.
  • Shred the pork using 2 forks in the tin. Mix together the extra 2 tbsp ketchup with the remaining 2 tbsp each of chipotle and honey (see Notes) and stir it through the shredded meat with some seasoning before serving.

Notes

  • Make ahead – this pulled pork recipe can easily be made ahead, up to step 2 then cooled and chilled.
  • If you have a smaller piece of pork shoulder (eg: 1.2kg after the rind has been trimmed), you should only need to cook it for 4 hours at step 2, and will only need 1 tbsp each of ketchup, chipotle paste and honey to stir through at step 4.
  • Freezable – transfer any leftovers to airtight containers and use within 3 months.
  • The list is endless on how to serve this chipotle honey pulled pork recipe – here’s a few suggestions – on a baked potato, with potato salad, macaroni cheese, in wraps, on flatbreads, nachos, pizza, chips, sweet potato wedges, dirty fries or with mashed potatoes.   Enjoy with your choice of veg or salads.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 863kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 70g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 1039mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS buffet, chipotle, freezable, honey, make ahead, pork shoulder, pulled pork
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