Ask a man who knows his meat and he will tell you this: The cheap cuts are some of the best. Any jackass can blow 20 bones a pound on beef tenderloin -- silky, yes, but flavorless. You really want to pay top dollar for meat that requires bacon or butter sauce to taste like something? Mario Batali knows his meat. And when he speaks of it, the Iron Chef savors his words as if they themselves were succulent bites: "Bone-in pork shoulder!
Tender, juicy pulled pork recipe seasoned with a delicious but simple dry rub recipe then cooked to perfection in a slow cooker. I put it on in the morning, spend the day getting ready for my company and then when everyone gets here, I can relax because I know the hard part is done! Definitely take the time to season the pork the night before because then the flavors really get into the meat. And the stock?! Sometimes I toss a couple handfuls of the pork in the rice pot then we have two main courses.
I remembered this fact a few days ago as I was digging through my chest freezer, and came across an 8-pound Boston butt roast hiding amid the white paper-wrapped packages of lamb and beef. This huge chunk of porky goodness had been languishing in the deep freeze for a few months, waiting for a special occasion. I decided to declare a random holiday and make said special occasion an immediate thing. A Boston butt is actually a pork shoulder roast. Wikipedia defines the Boston butt roast as the following:.
Here is a picture tutorial for ya to smoke a pork butt or a shoulder on a Weber kettle. I will tell you that you will not be able to tell the difference between pork done at degrees and pork done at degrees. Pork shoulders tend to have the skin on the meat. If it does you will need to peel remove the skin. You can dry them out and make cracklins or chicirones with them later if you like.