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Prepare your grill to 250 degrees F. Soak a fruit wood such as apple or peach for 30 minutes and then throw the wood chunks into your grill that is at 250 degrees.
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The wood is to create the smoke that will infuse the pork with great smoky flavor.
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Next, slice the fat layer on the top of the meat in a cross hatch direction so as to create cubes of fat on top of the meat (see picture).
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This is going to help get more rub rubbed in to the butt.
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Next, inject the meat liberally with the mango nectar or you can use apple juice or juice of your preference.
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Slather the pork butt with olive oil, and then generously rub the butt all over with your favorite BBQ rub.
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Place the pork butt (fat side up) on the grates of your grill or Egg with a piece of foil underneath to catch the juices.
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Make sure to also have the place setter in place as we are cooking indirect.
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(An Egg uses a place setter to cook indirectly.)
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For a regular grill, if you are smoking at 250 degrees, I recommend just wrapping the pork with foil all over so that the pork never comes into contact with the grill.
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(A regular grill will not use a placesetter).
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Meanwhile, combine all of you Mango BBQ sauce ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
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After simmering for 5 minutes, remove from heat and divide into two bowls.
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(One bowl is for basting, the other one will be for serving with the meat for sandwiches.)
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Periodically baste the pork with one bowl of the BBQ sauce as it is cooking.
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Smoke the meat for up to 8 hours (estimate 1 hour per pound of meat) or until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F. Then it is ready to be pulled off of the grill.
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If you have the time, you can smoke longer at a lower temp 225F, but 250F worked fine for me.
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After you pull the meat off of the grill, let it rest under foil for 10 minutes.
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Then you are ready to pull it with a fork.
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You will shred the pork with a fork and it will be perfect for a sandwich or tortilla for pork sliders or tacos.
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I made sliders paired with my chipotle cilantro coleslaw and sweet potato fries.
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For the BBQ sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
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Serve with your sliders.