Big Bald BBQ Pulled Pork

[civilsmoker]

Was out shopping with the wife last night and this caught my attention. So it had to come home with me....

I like to trim the fat cap down to 1/4” and then salt it.

After it is salted with kosher salt it gets wrapped before I put it to bed for the night.

Up bright and early to rub it down with Big Bald BBQ rub from Jeff’s book. I have found it makes a very nice bark. I coat it till the moisture stops “wetting” it. I believe I mentioned in another post that this is my GTR for chicken & pork.

Now in the in the preheated smoker. I have a ton of honey do’s today so I’m using the Memphis vs the stick pit other wise my wife will call me out for cheating on her if all I do is stand around and watch the fire

The pit is running @ 230 with lil’ devils pellets ($6 bills a bag and they burn better in my rig than the $$$ brand pellets).

This will be a faster cook so the plan is to wrap it and bump the heat so it will be ready for dinner. 1/2 will be for pork street tacos (dinner tonight) and 1/2 will go into my wife’s home made chili verde (linner as we call it at the post lunch hour tomorrow).

PS I hope I haven’t jinxed this cook by posting the story before it has ended........so hopefully the story will continue....

 

[Central PA Cowboy]

Looking good civilsmoker

 

[civilsmoker]

Thanks Derek717, I have my fingers crossed.

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Yup, looking good!!

Scott

 

[disco]

Looking good! I'm tuned in!

 

[civilsmoker]

Thanks Scott & disco!

Just checked on it IT @ 140

 

[civilsmoker]

Oh the wife made me a mid morning snack for being focused on the honey do’s

We have been married more than a few years and she knows what makes me tick...

 

[civilsmoker]

Just in case you are wondering what kind of honey do’s gets this treatment...

1/2 the house, walls and ceiling!

 

[civilsmoker]

Well it appears to stalled out at 158 and has a nice crust

Wrapping with 3 layers of foil on the bottom and some angry orchard

Just a little less than 1/2 the bottle

Now all “boated” up with 2 layers of foil over the top.

And bumped the smoke temp up to 250.

Now we keep our fingers crossed! Or should I say hold on to the butt. I know...but it won’t be dry like the pun

 

[SmokinLogs]

Looking good. Can’t wait to see how it turns out!

 

[civilsmoker]

Well the IT just hit 203 and it feels tender so it is now resting comfortably at 170 in the warming drawer for din din time!

 

[civilsmoker]

Thanks SmokinLogs, I will pull it at about 5ish

 

[civilsmoker]

Ok on to BBQ Sauce:

1C Ketchup
1/4C water
3/4C hard cider
3Tbsp Big Bald BBQ Rub
4Tbsp brown sugar
1Tbsp Worcestershire
1Tsp Lemon juice
1/4C copped sweet onion
2 cloves garlic

Sweat the onions & garlic in butter then add all the goodies and simmer covered for 45-60 mins

 

[civilsmoker]

Ok the wife wanted chili verde so it’s pork 2 ways now.

The peppers and yummies.

The onion, garlic, yellow pepper

Getting in insides of the tomatillos

Now everything in the blender

And in a sauté pan with some chicken broth and seasoning and awaiting for the pork.

 

[civilsmoker]

Ok now the in-veiling.

1/2 pulled and 1/2 saved for the verde saved the juice, cooled to remove the excess fat

Added some of the reserve liquid & BBQ sauce to the pulled batch and added the extra to the verde

Now all the work in its final versions

Verde with cilantro lime rice & beans

Street tacos with BBQ sauce, chopped red onion, cilantro, cojita.

Now everyone is in a food comma!

 

[lovethemeats]

Damn good looking food there. Can I get a couple taco's to go and a small bowl of the Verde with cilantro lime rice & beans. I want to be in a food coma to. Like/Point

 

[flatbroke]

very nice

 

[civilsmoker]

Damn good looking food there. Can I get a couple taco's to go and a small bowl of the Verde with cilantro lime rice & beans. I want to be in a food coma to. Like/Point

Thanks, there are left overs....but they won’t last long!

I’m a picture story teller so hope they don’t over load everyone.

very nice

Thanks, it always seems like a lot of work but when sitting down to partake all the effort seems very trivial after the first bite!

 

[disco]

Great thread, purdy pictures and a great meal! Big like!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome pictures tell the clear story.

Warren