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Offline HighOnSmoke

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Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #-1 on: May 26, 2014, 05:24:18 PM »
I “borrowed” the recipe from this .  It is a variation of the Hawaiian Pulled Pork that was shown on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

I cut up a 6 pound pork butt last night into softball and baseball sizes. I seasoned the pieces with Lambert’s Sweet Rub O Mine. 
Put into the refrigerator for an overnight rest.  Here they are getting up to room temperature while my WSM is heating up.


WSM heated up to 225 and pork put on.  I am using KBB with a few chunks of apricot and maple wood. Going to smoke it for 3 hours.


At the 3 hour mark I pulled the cut up pork butt off the smoker and put it in a pan.  I then used a can of Guinness Draught
and a half bottle of water and put enough in there to cover about a third of the pork pieces.


Wrapped the pan in foil and put back onto the WSM for the next 5 hours.  This is a timed cook, not a by temperature cook.


At the 5 hour mark it is done. I had to check to see how tender it was and I barely twisted it with my tongs and it was fall
apart tender and juicy.


Shredded!


Plated with some homemade macaroni salad.


Great flavor, moist, tender and juicy. My wife says this is the way I should do our pork butts all the time. 
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« on: May 26, 2014, 06:14:30 PM »
Looks delicious.
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Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2014, 06:16:11 PM »
Excellent result HOS.

So is this more of a technique and not a flavor profile thing? I Like the idea of the small pieces and the extra barkage.
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2014, 06:21:23 PM »
That is a very interesting way of doing PP Mike! And that plate of flavor.....mmmm    :P   I'd love a seat at your table buddy!

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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2014, 06:41:24 PM »
Very nice and a great method - thanks for sharing this!

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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2014, 06:48:05 PM »
That looks wonderful HighonSmoke, plate me up buddy.
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2014, 06:49:12 PM »
Excellent result HOS.

So is this more of a technique and not a flavor profile thing? I Like the idea of the small pieces and the extra barkage.

I believe it is more of a technique Pappy. There was no beer taste from the braising. I just used one of my sweeter
rubs and went with it. I too like the extra bark. It is also a lot quicker as far as I am concerned. I believe the rub used
on DDD was 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of Hawaiian salt and 1 cup of Ginger. I am not a big Ginger fan so went with what
we liked. 
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2014, 07:09:58 PM »
Great technique on that pork butt.................
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2014, 07:12:50 PM »
Wow! on the pork,and the side looks excellent too,I want some!
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2014, 09:02:52 PM »
Great job, Mike.  I hope the two butts I am cooking right now will come out looking as good.

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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2014, 09:05:50 PM »
That looks awesome. Bookmarked - have to try that
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2014, 10:45:33 PM »
Hot dang! That looks great!
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2014, 11:40:51 PM »
I'll take a plate any day.  ;)
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2014, 12:05:09 AM »
Plate me. 
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Re: Smoked and Braised Pulled Pork
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2014, 08:37:33 AM »
Looks good from here.