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re: Share your favorite ways to cook Boston Butt

Posted on 8/13/20 at 11:47 am to
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
13558 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 11:47 am to
I usually smoke them whole and shred but I just de boned 2 of them to do something different. I plan to make some sausage and use the roast part on my rotisserie on my gravity smoker. Put a pan of potato carrot and onion under it to catch drippings and cook. Slice the pork roast...maybe take it to about 180.

Posted by tigerdup07
Member since Dec 2007
21976 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 11:47 am to
sliced into steaks. on the pit with some jack millers. a yellow patato salad, rice dressing, baked beans, and garlic bread.

Posted by The Sicilian
Member since Aug 2017
176 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 3:56 pm to
Brine overnight (about 12hrs) in apple/pineapple juice Buku salt. Rise off then stuff with garlic cloves. Rub Tony's or whatever you got and brown sugar. Put in a roasting pan with a little beer and apple juice and cover. Roast in oven 300 deg for 3-3.5 hrs then check for tenderness.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16631 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 3:57 pm to
If I'm not smoking it, then Donald Link's smothered pork roast recipe is pretty tasty
Posted by p&g
Dixie
Member since Jun 2005
12995 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 5:20 pm to
Slow and low for a long time
Posted by NOFOX
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9963 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 6:53 pm to
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Whole on smoker for pulled pork.
Posted by sstig
Houston
Member since Oct 2003
2776 posts
Posted on 8/13/20 at 7:51 pm to
Season with Tony's and Willinghams. Keep in the fridge for a few days. Season lightly again. Sear on the grill for 10min.
per side. Put in the smoker for 3 to 4 hours at 195 degrees.
Take out and put in a covered dish with 1/2 cup of apple juice or water and cook at 275 degrees for 4 to 5 hours depending on the size. When you can pull the bone out clean
it is ready to eat. Pulled or sliced is very good.
Posted by geauxnc0308
pineywoods of ET
Member since May 2008
537 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 5:54 am to
Thanks.
quote:

180 degrees until the IT is 155

Lowest I can get my kamado to run is 235, but I’m still going to try it
Posted by Panny Crickets
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Sep 2008
5596 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 8:06 am to
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Lowest I can get my kamado to run is 235


How hot are you getting it before you start dialing it down?

If I get mine raging hot (too many beers or if I see a squirrel--I'm easily distracted), it takes a long, long time to bring back down to 225.
Posted by List Eater
Htown
Member since Apr 2005
23583 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:27 am to
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Lowest I can get my kamado to run is 235

Unless you're just an impatient person, this should be easy to ''dial up'' once you begin. 20-30 mins of slowly climbing up to where you want the temp while starting to close the top and bottom to hold temps

Once you learn the sweet spot settings for top and bottom you can light up and walk away without worrying if it will get too hot.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 9:32 am
Posted by geauxnc0308
pineywoods of ET
Member since May 2008
537 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:55 am to
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settings for top and bottom

With top and bottom pretty much shut = 235. This is even after replacing the gasket last year. I've actually snuffed the fire out trying to get it below 235. This is the Kamado Big Joe
Posted by DocHolliday1964
Member since Dec 2012
1305 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:09 am to
Braised in beer and onions
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14269 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:40 am to
This is how mine (rotisserie roasted) looks

Rotisserie cooking gives a much dryer finished butt. I like the sliced meat for sandwiches.





This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 10:48 am
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
13558 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 12:07 pm to
What temp you did it on the rotisserie and for how long? I am doing to try my first one this weekend from a butt I deboned.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 12:08 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64493 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:18 pm to
Quartered, rubbed with standard butt rub, hickory smoked around 300 for 5 hours.

Shred.


It cooks alot faster, and you get 3x more bark.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14269 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:35 pm to
No temperature taken. Did this one on my Propane Grill. Have done them on charcoal, both direct and indirect. Honestly, hardly ever take an internal temperature. The books say 145, so if you are doing temps, go for that. I like a crispy crust, so that is normally what I look for.

You can also do this with the butt on the grill (webber, egg or whatever), with a very small charcoal fire under it and turning it every 10-20 minutes or so.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
6624 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 2:06 pm to
Scored, rubbed with spices, coated in mustard, wrapped and put in the fridge for 24 hours or so. Place on the Primo about 9pm. Have a libation or two, maybe a cigar, and then go to bed. Check it in the morning, after it's been on there at 225 for 12 hours. It's usually done, or close too it. Wrap in foil and let rest for at least 30 minutes. The bone should slide right out.
Posted by chiquiNO
Member since Aug 2020
6 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 2:08 pm to
Chef Chiqui's Pulled Pork

1 large Pork Butt, plugged with large slivers of fresh garlic. Place, skin side up in a large, deep roasting pan.

Season generously with Lemon-Pepper, Granulated Garlic, Tony's Seasoning, and 2 tablespoons of liquid hickory smoke.

Drizzle evenly with 1/2 of a small squeeze bottle of French's yellow mustard, 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar, 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings and two large fresh bay leaves. (In that order)

Roast in a 425* oven for 1 hour; reduce heat to 225* and roast uncovered for about 4-5 hours until the bone can easily be removed. Allow to cool long enough to remove all the large portions of fat and gristle and the bay leaves. Remove from the pan and shred with 2 forks to easily fit on hamburger buns

Reheat by returning the shredded meat back into pan drippings in a large pot over medium heat. I always try to remove as much of the melted fat as I can but you need some of it to keep the meat nice and moist.

Serve on good buns and top with BBQ sauce and definitely some coleslaw.
Posted by mingoswamp
St. Louis
Member since Aug 2017
968 posts
Posted on 8/16/20 at 10:53 am to
Pibil Cochinita in the oven. Make a paste of achioto, white vinegar, sour orange juice, oregano, garlic, thyme, and a little cinnamon. Run thru processor or stick blender. Wrap the slathered pork butt in banana leaves. Place the wrapped pork in a roasting rack inside a large foil pan with 1" of water. Tightly cover with foil. Cook for 375* for 20 minutes, then 6 hours at 275*. Serve with pickled red onions, pico de gallo, and corn tortillas.

The smell in the kitchen is awesome. I've only done this with bone in butts.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
28920 posts
Posted on 8/16/20 at 11:31 am to
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Sous Vide in Rootbeer. until internal temp of 160. Microwave for 10 min. Let rest then sear on the stovetop/.


You have to boil it for an hour first in crab boil
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