Last week I was craving a good pulled pork sandwich, so I acted on it on
Saturday, July 14th. It was a perfect day to smoke a pork shoulder because the
temperature outside was cooler than a normal day in July. I enlisted
the help of my son Carson for the day. It actually helped him pass of a
cub scout requirement, so it was awesome. We woke up at 6 am to start our
preparations to satisfy my craving. I have to give a shout out to my brother Shane for teaching me this skill.
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| First we got our coal chunks nice and toasty! |
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| We soaked our mesquite chunks and chips in water for at least 30 mins. |
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| The coals are almost ready. |
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| Here is our pork shoulder with the dry rub already applied. It set in the fridge over night. That was a good tip Shane, thanks. |
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| Finally our little smoker reached temperature and it was time to place the pork shoulder on the grill. |
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| We smoked it around 225 - 250 degrees, until the pork reached an internal temperature of 165. However this is a loooooooooong process. |
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| This is our little secret. Every 45 minutes, we spritzed the pork with homemade apple juice. It added some great flavor and color. |
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| The two cooks that day. |
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| And we waited, and we waited. It took almost six and a half hours to get the internal temperature to 165. Then we wrapped the pork in aluminum foil and continued cooking it until the internal temperature reached 200 degrees. Then it would be pull apart ready. |
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| Finally after nearly 12 hours of slow cooking, the pork had reached its temperature. Now we had to let it sit for another 20 mins. What a painful process! It smelled so good. |
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| Meanwhile, we made some homemade coleslaw. While I was making the coleslaw my Brooke asked me what I was making. I told her. She looked at me in disgust and said, "Isn't that old people food?" |
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| It was finally ready!!!! |
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| The pork all shredded |
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| Here is the final product that we slaved 12 hours for. So good. MMMMMMMM. |
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| Better than the sight and smell was the taste!!!!! |
Thanks Carson for helping me satisfy a craving!!
2 comments:
Wow, I hope it the finished product was perfect for you and Carson to slave all day! Looks yummy. And once again, well done at another post!
p.s. Am I the only commenter?? :)
Yep, you will be my only commenter. Really doing it for you and when Jeff and Jenna move to San Antonio. I always look at yours. I told Jenna she has to start blogging again once she moves. She agreed, I think.
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