Thursday 8 September 2011

Smoked pulled pork in a Kamado

Preparation: 10 min
Pickling: 24 hours
Brining : none
Cooking: about 8 hours
Resting: 45 min

Ingredients and accessories:

  1. 1 porc shoulder without the bone. "Boston Butt"
  2. 6 feet of butcher string
  3. favorite dry rub
  4. 2 liters of Dr Pepper (or any other soft drink)
  5. olive oil
  6. drip pan
  7. 3-4 chunks of apple wood
Preparation

  • Remove excess fat, leave no more than 1/8 of an inch.
  • Rince and pat dry
  • Cover in olive oil
  • Rub in a generous quantity of dry rub
  • Tie it in a compact form with the butcher string.
  • Wrap with plastic film and put it in the fridge for 24 hours
Smoking

  • Remove the pork from the fridge and let it rest for at least an hour to get to room temp.
  • Start the fire in your Kamado (or your smoker) and set it for indirect heat (225-250 F)
  • Fill the drip pan up to 3/4 onf an inch from the top with Dr Pepper.
  • Add a wood chunk and place the pork direcly on the grill.
  • Smoke it until it reach 195 F adding 1 wood chunk every 2 hours.
  • Once 195 F reach, wrap in aluminum foil and wrap in a towel for 45 min. (maybe use the dripping to make a BBQ sauce during that time!)
  • Pull the "butt" apart with a large fork or "bear claws" and served the way you want.

Notes: I serve it on bread with sauerkraut and a BBQ sauce made with the drippings. enjoy and feel free to comment

4 comments:

Unknown said...

that was delicious my friend!

Unknown said...

thank you!

Anonymous said...

Hi.. I want to try the recipe on my Kamado joe this friday..my question is how do i add wood chunks every hour or so without lifting the the drip pan? Thank you.. :)

Unknown said...

I'm sorry it took so long to reply... The way i do it is by placing chunks at different dept and from one side of the Kamado to the other. Then i light the coal from one side (let say left) so when the fire progress it find new chunk of wood. I hope it will help you!