Pulled Pork

[billythekidrock]

So I have decided to try my hand at pulled pork. (yeah, yeah, insert YAR joke here) It was a last minute decision and I also decided to try doing two, one in the oven and one in the smoker.

Hoping for a shorter cook time on one, I cut it in half and placed it in a Pyrex dish. I injected this one with a Garlic & Butter marinade that I bought at a sporting goods store. The recipe I used was found on the web and it consisted of 1/3 cup Worcestershire, ¾ cup brown sugar and ½ cup apple juice. It is in the oven at 225 degrees.



It was done in 4 hours. This turned out great. It was nice and juicy with a sweet flavor. Had this on rolls last night and tonight for dinner.



The second was injected with a mixture made up of ¾ cup apple juice, ½ cup water, ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup salt, 2 Tbs Worcestershire. The rub included ¼ cup brown sugar, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup Paprika, 1/3 cup Garlic salt, 1/3 cup salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp Oregano, 1 tsp Cumin. This one is in the smoker with a mix of Alder and Hickory chips.



This one finished at around 7 hours. It was juicy as well and actually “pulled” better then the other one, but it was a bit too “Paprika-ish” for me.

[tomy salami]

.............next up, "Chipped Beef".

[Deep Forks]

  BTKR  what kind of roast is that, I know it's (pork) yar yar, but sure is a good lookin piece of meat and your pics made me hungry  DF

[billythekidrock]

  BTKR  what kind of roast is that, I know it's (pork) yar yar, but sure is a good lookin piece of meat and your pics made me hungry   DF

Pork butt, shoulder, Boston..all the same cut.

[jaredpost]

What kind of temperatures did you use? When I'm smokin butts it takes about 14 hours to get the meat to 190*.

[billythekidrock]

I set the oven at 225 and the smoker fluctuated between 200 and 240.

[carpsniperg2]

lookin good

[ribka]

That looks good. Know hat i am doing next weekend.
Did you cover with foil when cooking in the oven?

[billythekidrock]

That looks good. Know hat i am doing next weekend.
Did you cover with foil when cooking in the oven?

Yes

[robb92]

Looks good! I am doing a pork butt this weekend in the smoker, did a brisket last weekend and we made pulled brisket sandwhiches with some Caroline BBQ sauce and coleslaw on them.

[TEX-X]

BTKR  did you spritz your pork in every hour or so?  I usually spritz with a 3 part apple juice to one part olive oil....  adds a tad bit of moisture to it and give's it a good flavor... i'll also smoke mine for a few hours....  then i'll wrap it in tin foil with a splash of apple juice in it to finish it off....  I also recommend smoking a pork loin marinaded in a lemon pepper...it's very good

[actionshooter]

Looks good billy, my wife did a brisket that way this weekend.   

[rainshadow1]

The smoker piece sure LOOKS alot better. They both sound great to me! Did you watch that BBQ cookoff on the Food Network this weekend or something?!?!

[billythekidrock]

Nope, no spritzing on this one and no, I did not watch a cooking show.

Dogtuk's buckboard bacon thread got me searching the web and I got hungry. LOL

[rasbo]

looks good willie,I love to make pulled pork,