Chipotle-Habanero Pork BBQ Sandwich

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Main Dish
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 day 15 hr
Prep: 1 hr
Inactive: 1 day
Cook: 14 hr
Yield: 15 servings

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups brown sugar
  2. 1 cup chili powder
  3. 1 cup kosher salt
  4. 1/2 cup cumin
  5. 1/2 cup paprika
  6. 1/4 cup garlic powder
  7. 1/4 cup onion powder
  8. 1/4 cup black pepper
  9. 1/4 cup seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay
  10. 1/8 cup cayenne pepper
  11. One 8 to 12-pound bone-in pork butt
  12. 10 cloves garlic, minced
  13. 2 onions, minced
  14. 4 tablespoons chili powder
  15. 4 cups molasses
  16. 2 cups beef stock
  17. 8 ounces mustard
  18. 8 ounces cider vinegar
  19. 4 ounces Worcestershire sauce
  20. 6 tablespoons steak sauce, such as A1
  21. 1 tablespoon salt
  22. 2 teaspoons black pepper
  23. 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Cholula
  24. Juice of 2 lemons
  25. 2 seeded chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  26. 1 habanero, whole
  27. 3 cups white wine vinegar
  28. 2 cups sugar
  29. 1 cup orange juice
  30. 2 tablespoons honey
  31. 1 tablespoon white pepper
  32. Celery seed
  33. Kosher salt
  34. 3 carrots, grated
  35. 1 head purple cabbage, shredded
  36. 15 Kaiser rolls, toasted

Instructions

  1. For the dry rub: Mix together the sugar, chili powder, salt, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, seafood seasoning and cayenne until thoroughly combined.
  2. Give the pork a healthy rubbing of the dry rub. Refrigerate and let sit for 24 hours.
  3. Prepare a smoker with hickory chunks to 225 degrees F. Smoke the pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 190 degrees F, about 1 hour 15 minutes per pound.
  4. For the bbq sauce: Saute the garlic and onions until soft in a large saucepan. Stir in the chili powder and saute until toasted and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the molasses, beef stock, mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire, steak sauce, salt, black pepper, hot sauce, lemon juice, chipotles and habanero and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Remove the habanero, transfer to a food processor or blender and puree.
  5. For the citrus dressing: Whisk together the vinegar, sugar, juice, honey and white pepper, and add celery seed and salt to taste.
  6. When the pork is ready, pull it by hand into small chunks and mix in a bowl with the bbq sauce.
  7. Put the carrots and cabbage into a large bowl. Slowly add the dressing and hand toss until the slaw is coated but not saturated. Reserve remaining dressing for future use.
  8. Scoop about 1 cup of the pork mixture onto each roll and top with about 1/4 cup of the purple slaw.

Reviews

Melissa Johnson
The bbq sauce is soooo good!!
Sandra Short
Absolutely…DELICIOUS.
In addition to shredded potk butt sandwiches…, this BBQ sauce is terrific on pork chops.
Annie, Fremont, CA

 

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