Smoked Pork Butt
Photo: Jennifer Davick; Prop Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham
Our Test Kitchen took cues from the pros to bring pit-barbecue flavor to the backyard.
This recipe goes with The Southern Living Pulled Pork Sandwich
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 (4- to 5-lb.) bone-in Boston butt pork roast
- 1/4 cup Smoky-Sweet BBQ Rub
Preparation
- Trim pork roast. Rinse and pat dry. Sprinkle with Smoky-Sweet BBQ Rub; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
- Bring internal temperature of smoker to 225° to 250° according to manufacturer's directions, and maintain temperature 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place pork, fattier side up, on cooking grate directly over coals in center of smoker. Cover with lid, and adjust ventilation to maintain temperature between 225° and 250°. Smoke, covered with lid and maintaining temperature, 5 hours; turn pork, fattier side down, and smoke 2 to 3 more hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 195°.
- Transfer to a cutting board; cool 15 minutes. Shred pork.
- Variations: Slow-Cooker Pork Butt, Oven-Baked Pork Butt
Smoked Pork Butt Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Family, Make-Ahead
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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