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Slowly braised in sweet peaches and spicy hot honey, this peach hot honey pulled pork is fall-apart tender and makes one incredible sandwich!
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Peach Hot Honey Pulled Pork

Slowly braised in sweet peaches and spicy hot honey, this peach hot honey pulled pork is fall-apart tender and makes one incredible sandwich!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 330kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon smoked or regular paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 lbs pork butt or shoulder, excess fat trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup peach nectar
  • 1/2 cup hot honey
  • 2 medium peaches, peeled, pitted and finely diced
  • 1-2 additional diced peaches, barbecue sauce, and buns for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300F. In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder. Rub spice mixture evenly all over pork shoulder or butt.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven (or a large oven-safe high-walled skillet) over medium-high heat. Place pork shoulder in pan and sear on all sides until a deep golden brown. Remove pan from heat.
  • Pour peach nectar and hot honey into pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits on bottom of pan. Arrange peaches alongside pork. Cover Dutch oven with a layer of tin foil, top with lid, and bake at 300F 3-4 hours until pork pulls apart easily with a fork (be careful removing the foil and always use a tongs).
  • Shred pork using two forks and toss back into juices in Dutch oven. Fold additional diced peaches into pork if desired, season pork with additional salt and pepper to taste, and serve warm with barbecue sauce in buns. Enjoy!

Notes

Storing Instructions
Store pork in refrigerator up to 6 days. Pork may also be frozen up to 2 months.
To keep pulled pork warm for gatherings, I recommend transferring it to a slow cooker after cooking and keeping it on warm up to 3 hours.

Nutrition

Serving: 6 oz pork (calculated without buns or sauce) | Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 681mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg