(2) Bone in Pork Butts start to finish w-Q/view

[chisoxjim]

Picked up (2) 6+ lb. bone in pork butts from Sage's Butcher shop in Morris, IL. yesterday. I could have gotten these butts cheaper elsewhere, but I was so impressed by the spares I bought from these guys a few weeks ago I had to get these butts there. They get thier pork from their own pigs. The (2) butts cost me about $25.

I whipped up an injection marinade
- 1 qt apple juice
3/4 cup o.j.
1/4 cup worstershire
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sriracha
1/4 cup brown sugar.

Injected the butts, and then rubbed with mustard, and rub. Wrapped in plastic wrap, and put in the fridge, I will pull them out @ 10:00 tonight, reapply some rub, and get in the smoker by 10:30 p.m. Looking forward to the allnighter, plenty of beer on hand.

I also whipped up a double batch of the finishing sauce I found on SMF. Figure let the flavors marry overnight.

I have some leftover injection marinade, and I may use that as a mop if I need it during the smoke.

Butts:






injection ingredients:


injected, rubbed, and the wrapped:






more pics to follow as this one progresses.

 

[mballi3011]

It looks as if you are on the right track for some great loads of yumminess. keep up the Q

 

[richoso1]

Great start, I like the injection marinade. Looking forward to the Q View.

 

[chisoxjim]

thanks guys, I am counting down the hours til i can get started, soon after we get back from some fried chicken, and some beers...

 

[beer-b-q]

They look great Jim, Keep us posted on your progress...

 

[chisoxjim]

butts have been nin almost 2 hours, so far so good, the oak, and chery wood smell really good. I may look at moping after 3 hours, but I am thinking the injection may make mpping unnecessary.

I am going to throw some crab legs on later for a snack.

 

[chisoxjim]

butts were both @ 180 aboout an hour ago(10 hour mark). Gonna check again @ 9:30, and think i should be up near 190ish, and about ready to pull, double foil, wrap in towels, and toss in the waiting cooler.

Pretty easy smoke, smoke some snow crab legs around 2:00 a.m., with some potato salad. snow crab smoked really nice, about 30 minutes, and it was done, kept the meat tender, and the oak and cherry gave nice flavor. Got a couple 1 hour naps in, & am looking forward to seeing the final product when I pull it later.

pics will follow, i am running out of time before I have to pack up the truck with picnic items(table, beer, butts), and to make the drive down to Chicago for the picnic.

 

[rivet]

Very nice pics so far, and looking forward to more.

 

[alx]

Good Luck Jim.Sounds like a great day.

 

[chisoxjim]

butts were about @ 190, gonna take em off @ 10:00, and hit the road.

sorry about the delay on the pics, I should have ime to download them when I get home,and post them tomorrow from work.

 

[chisoxjim]

pork was awesome, best I have ever done, the new rub, the injection, using some of the leftover injection as a mop, and the oak/cherry combo did it. It was a hit, and the first time I have done pulled pork for anyone besides my famly. the 2 butts were gone quick, luckily there was brisket, pastrami, and alot of chicken.

I am dead tired from the all nighter, a couple pics to follow, my wife was incharge of pics, and didnt get too many.

 

[chisoxjim]

sorry for the delay,

these are the pics I took, the wife was in charge of the camera for the pulling, so no real close ups of this great pulled pork. The best I have done, and has me hankering to get another butt to pull for Sunday.

Injected, rubbed, refrigerated for 10 hours, and then rubbed again before the smoker:



smoker vision:


2 a.m. - 4 hours in:


2 a.m. snack in the smoker:


2:30 a.m. snack:


1 butt done on the double sheets of foil. 12 hours on the nose:



out of the foil and the cooler:



bone pulled right out, and me pulling with the line gathering:




thanks for looking, once again sorry for no close ups.

 

[beer-b-q]

They look great Jim...

 

[chisoxjim]

thanks, those 2 butts were gone as fast as I could pull them, I barely got any.. thats why another is on the menu for Sunday.

 

[leonidasmma]

Ok so Newbie over here totally didn't under stand that there was a Rub AND and Injection on your list lol so what was the Rub? The Siracha Brown Sugar?

1/4 cup worstershire
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sriracha
1/4 cup brown sugar.

I made the whole thing with the Oj and Aj and injected it all HAHAHA Oops!
 

 

[cliffcarter]

Ok so Newbie over here totally didn't under stand that there was a Rub AND and Injection on your list lol so what was the Rub? The Siracha Brown Sugar?

1/4 cup worstershire
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sriracha
1/4 cup brown sugar.

I made the whole thing with the Oj and Aj and injected it all HAHAHA Oops!
 

 The OP han't posted here in over 2 years so chances are he ain't gonna respond. What you posted is his ingredients list for his injection, he didn't post his rub recipe.

Here's my butt rub if you need one-

1/2 cup turbinado sugar
1/4 cup Hungarian paprika
2 TBS granulated garlic
2 TBS granulated onion
2 TBS black pepper
1 TBS salt free chili powder
1 TBS cayenne pepper
 

 

[leonidasmma]

Awesome thank you! I'll give it a go this weekend!