Nothing beats it honestly. Made this yesterday for family and they were equally amazed.
Greatest part is, this pulled pork is go good that you literally don't need sauce. The drippings and the added butter and sugar post-wrap really take it over the top. Better than any bbq joint.
If you're worried about this not being healthy with the added butter and sugar then what the hell are you doing cooking pulled pork? Make a pork loin instead.
Here is how you make it:
-Wet-brine 1 Boston butt 24 hours
-Add rub and rest 24h
-Smoke at 225 with water pan in the cook chamber until internal temp reaches 160, while spritzing with apple juice every 30 minutes or so
-Place in foil pan just about the right size for it
-Add one stick of butter, more rub, and 1-2 cups of brown sugar (to preference) and cover the top of the pan and butt with foil
-Cook covered until internal temp is 203 across the butt
-Rest for 2 hours
-"Pull" the meat apart and mix drippings and butter/ sugar left over in the bottom of the pan into the meat as you pull
-Serve on a bun or by itself with some thin vinegar style sauce on the side
Bullshit, I bet it looks good as fuck. I'm starting to suspect all your briskets and what not look like shit. and that's why you never post pics. Seriously, if you're going to brag about your delicious smoked meats, it would be appreciated if you would post pictures with your posts about them. They always sound good as fuck but I wish I could see them!
Taking pictures of your food looks as gay as begging a man to see pics of his delicious meats. More likely he doesn't want to get made fun of by the people around him.
Haha alright next cook in two weeks I will take a bunch. This time I made st louis ribs, pork butt, brisket, and pork loin. All came out really amazing actually. Brisket I wrapped a little early to get past the stall so while it didn't have the melty type of fat and nice crust it did render down very nicely and taste good. That's probably the only one that didn't look good in pictures but tasted good.
My smoker was fuckin dirty after but well worth it
This sounds on point. I have smoked some pork a few times, but never in the “pulled pork” style, but more in the ‘carnitas’ style. Typical pulled pork, as fatmericans like to consume is usually shredded pork with a bunch of cheap White trash bbq sauce. I loathe bbq sauce and can tell you, I may use a bottle every three years.
I'm gonna let you crow, but I gotta tell ya the way they do it out here in Hawaii is next level. Whole pig wrapped in banana and ti leaves lowered into kiawe wood lined lavarock pit. Covered with more lava rock and banana leaves or soaked burlap. Smoke overnight. Shredded with giant forks in giant pan. Salted, done. Needs no butter, rub or sugar.
I've had north Carolina whole hog and I can't imagine the result is much different. In fact Carolina style may have more of a smokey flavor. The banana leaves or whatever may have a flavor of its own though. I'll have to try it one day out there
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My smoker was fuckin dirty after but well worth it
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Whole pig wrapped in banana and ti leaves lowered into kiawe wood lined lavarock pit. Covered with more lava rock and banana leaves or soaked burlap.
Smoke overnight. Shredded with giant forks in giant pan. Salted, done.
Needs no butter, rub or sugar.
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I've had north Carolina whole hog and I can't imagine the result is much different. In fact Carolina style may have more of a smokey flavor. The banana leaves or whatever may have a flavor of its own though. I'll have to try it one day out there
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