costco hatch pork butt

[larroyo101]

Well, I finally threw mine in the smoker last Friday night. I was invited to a "TacoMania" party on Saturday, and wanted to bring it. I should have taken it out of the freezer 3 days before, instead of two, so it was still a little frozen in the middle. Probe read 32° in the middle. Since I had planned on an all-night smoke, I chanced it, and it came out fine.
It was still coated with the hatch chile paste, so I didn't add any rub. Put it the Recteq at 9pm at 220°, as I wasn't in the mood to get up too early. Used quite a blend of pellets, basically the end of a few bags. Mostly oak, hickory, pecan, maple, and apple.
Next morning around 8am, it was up to 172° IT. Cranked it up to 235° a couple hours later, spritzed a few times, and it finished probe tender at 206° at 12:30pm. Wrapped in foil and into the cooler for a couple hours, before pulling.
Verdict: Flavor was good, but not as spicy as I had expected. In fact, I added a vinegar finishing sauce that contained more dried hatch chile flakes to give a bit more kick. Took it to the party, and everyone loved it. (As an aside, besides my pulled pork, others had brought seasoned beef, pulled lamb, chicken, breaded rockfish, and lengua. So it was quite a variety, and we all had fun.)
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Sorry I didn't get more pics, but we were busy eating and chatting. Here is one of the leftovers I had last night.
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Cant wait till they come back again