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Smoked Pork Shoulder is dry, how to fix post-smoke?
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:19 am
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:19 am
I had a calamity of errors in this weekend's pork shoulder and it's too dry.
My first major error was I accidentally unplugged my smoker. The error wasn't caught for like 2 hours when I went to check on it again. This isn't the first time I've had this happen whether unplugging or not setting timer long enough. When I checked it, the internal temp only lost 3 degs at the time, but would go on to lose 30 deg total and extended cook time by some 10+ hours. This has happened before, and has never been an issue (other than time), but my 2nd error did me in this time:
My second major error was not using my larger and tougher grilling aluminum foil to wrap, and only once wrapping with no pan. The bottom tore a hole at some point and I lost all drippings. I normally re-introduce drippings after cooling and removing the fat.
I took the meat out at 202 deg and the fat rendered, but straight out of the hole in foil. I let rest for over an hour and then pulled. Flavor is not an issue, I dry brined with Jay Ducote's Sweet & Spicy Rub overnight. However, the pork is too dry for my family and I'd like to try to salvage. We prefer to add sauce at the table so I'd rather not slather the pork with sauce at this point. Is there any juice or broth recipe I can use to salvage the shredded pork to not be so dry?
My first major error was I accidentally unplugged my smoker. The error wasn't caught for like 2 hours when I went to check on it again. This isn't the first time I've had this happen whether unplugging or not setting timer long enough. When I checked it, the internal temp only lost 3 degs at the time, but would go on to lose 30 deg total and extended cook time by some 10+ hours. This has happened before, and has never been an issue (other than time), but my 2nd error did me in this time:
My second major error was not using my larger and tougher grilling aluminum foil to wrap, and only once wrapping with no pan. The bottom tore a hole at some point and I lost all drippings. I normally re-introduce drippings after cooling and removing the fat.
I took the meat out at 202 deg and the fat rendered, but straight out of the hole in foil. I let rest for over an hour and then pulled. Flavor is not an issue, I dry brined with Jay Ducote's Sweet & Spicy Rub overnight. However, the pork is too dry for my family and I'd like to try to salvage. We prefer to add sauce at the table so I'd rather not slather the pork with sauce at this point. Is there any juice or broth recipe I can use to salvage the shredded pork to not be so dry?
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:20 am to AutoYes_Clown
Extra sauce and coleslaw at the table
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:22 am to AutoYes_Clown
Apple juice works great. Not sure how much it will help though.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:23 am to AutoYes_Clown
quote:
I dry brined with Jay Ducote's Sweet & Spicy Rub overnight
most def the issue
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:25 am to AutoYes_Clown
quote:
shredded pork to not be so dry?
Mix in sauce.
Use pork in other dishes besides serving straight -- Like TexMex, White Beans, etc...
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:43 am to t00f
quote:
most def the issue
Seasoning the night before with a bbq rub will not dry out a pork shoulder. It will dry the surface.
I’m assuming he has a butt, not a whole shoulder.
The salt in the rub will pull some of the water from inside the meat to the surface to bind with the salt but think about how big a pork shoulder is. Overnight bbq rub will not pull that much water to the surface. Certainly not enough to make the butt dry.
The most likely issue was the meat cooking in foil with the liquid and steam escaping from the hole. Now, you don’t have to wrap a butt to keep it moist.
So I’m going to say the radiant heat from the foil helped heat the environment pushing the moisture and the steam towards the hole to escape. That may very well have been the issue but I would also think something with the cook helped as well.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 11:56 am to SixthAndBarone
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most def the issue
Seasoning the night before with a bbq rub will not dry out a pork shoulder. It will dry the surface.
sorry, inside joke to some of my peeps.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:01 pm to t00f
I thought I was one of your peeps. I feel sad now not knowing your inside jokes.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:05 pm to SixthAndBarone
IRL peeps, not ebuddy peeps, 6aB
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:07 pm to AutoYes_Clown
I would say the long cook is the reason your pork butt dried out. Wrapping a pork but doesn’t do much, IMO. There is plenty of fat to keep it moist.
All in, how many hours did you cook it?
All in, how many hours did you cook it?
This post was edited on 3/21/22 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:22 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Mix with fat. Butter is a good source.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 12:52 pm to AutoYes_Clown
make chili with it and serve in burritos or make frito pies
Posted on 3/21/22 at 1:23 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Use it for Brunswick Stew
Posted on 3/21/22 at 1:46 pm to AutoYes_Clown
I’ve never seen inedibly dry pork butt. If I was presented with a large quantity of it, I would probably toss the shredded pork with a little bit of butter and a little bit of bbq sauce.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 2:20 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Let in sit in a big pot of simmering chicken broth?
Posted on 3/21/22 at 9:12 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Did you pull based on temperature or use other doneness checks? While 202 may be a good temp, it is possible it was actually done before that. Each piece of meat is different and I don’t rely solely on temperature.
That said, dry meat will be dry meat and all you can do is dress it up in some fashion. I’ve never truly succeeded in rejuvenation.
That said, dry meat will be dry meat and all you can do is dress it up in some fashion. I’ve never truly succeeded in rejuvenation.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 1:19 pm to t00f
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IRL peeps
Careful toof, you know who is going to get jealous!!
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:38 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Posted on 3/23/22 at 7:20 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Pulled pork enchiladas are always tasty.
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