Grunt Soldier's Pulled Pork Recipe x2~~

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mqqn

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Hi folks -

Once upon a time there was a recipe contest here on the JK Forum, and one of the many fine recipes posted was gruntsoldier's dry rubbed pork shoulder -

Since I now have a smoker, and since my family is coming over tomorrow for a celebration, I decided to make one shoulder on the smoker and one in the oven per Grunt's directions -

Should be interesting - and of course I will take copious pictures and post them here.

Following is a picture of the two 7lb roasts brining in my big Coleman Extreme cooler -
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To bring back memories for those that were around - here is a picture of the first roast I did to Grunt's recipe -
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mqqn
 
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No, no..no more torturing us with the yummy food pics.






















Unless there's a JK involved of course.;)
 
Lol the smoker will probably win sir. However the oven pulled pork is always delicious also and a little less paying attention to the temp and what not. Your last one came out looking darn good!


Just to torture mykel some more food pics!!


My bacon bomb!!









And here's my pulled pork from the oven! Pulled pork pancakes ftw!!




 
Yep - that last picture did me in the last time, and I had to do the same!

Also I did what I called a Bacon Explosion several years ago - and then again a couple of years ago at the JK Bacon Gathering - we sliced it up and ate the slices on sliced Krispy Creme donuts....

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This one is shown on the JK Handmade Knives Gathering Grill!
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mqqn
 
I can hear your arteries snapping shut from here in Maine - even with the fireworks that my neighbors are shooting off over the Bay. :eek:

… but geez it looks soooooo good:thumbup:
 
The smoker is fired up, the oven is pre-heating and I am preparing to pull the roasts from the brine and commence the rub down ...... pictures to follow...\

Pictures -

Here they are, fresh from their 10.5 hour bath in the brining solution -
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Time for the hand rub -
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I made a double batch of the rub, and a triple batch of the brine. I sprinkle the rub onto the roasts while rubbing it into the roast.
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Once I have them rubbed down good, I use the remaining rub to put a nice crust on the fatty side of the roast - I just sprinkle a nice even layer and then pat it down instead of rubbing. You can see the one on the left in this picture has the pat-down, the one on the right has not been done yet -
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Ready for cooking -
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The next time I take pictures of these bad boys, with any luck they will be carmelized, juicy and fall off the bone tender!

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mqqn
 
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Smoker Shots!

The one in the oven is done and resting, the one in the smoker has another hour to go - I had to get up and moderate the temp a couple of times overnight as we got some thunderstorms and the temps went down considerably -

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I put this one in a pan for the final push to make sure it stays juicy.

The whole house (and the back yard) smell awesome though!

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mqqn
 
grunt soldier said:
Just to torture mykel some more food pics!!


My bacon bomb!!









And here's my pulled pork from the oven! Pulled pork pancakes ftw!!




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:p

outdoorsfan said:
Pork porn
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Yeah,pork porn..there ought be a law against it!

mqqn said:
Smoker Shots!

The one in the oven is done and resting, the one in the smoker has another hour to go - I had to get up and moderate the temp a couple of times overnight as we got some thunderstorms and the temps went down considerably -

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I put this one in a pan for the final push to make sure it stays juicy.

The whole house (and the back yard) smell awesome though!

best

mqqn
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May you purveyors of pork porn burn in a perdition hotter than the hottest porcine roasting pits of purgatory!!!! :p ;) :D
 
The meat came out great - all 15 lbs of it!

The smoker wins for sure -

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Smoked on the left, roasted in oven on the right - both were very good with great bark -
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I chopped the meat up with my JK / Protourist Galley Wag and a large carving fork - the meat was all pull apart tender and very juicy since I brined it for 11 hours
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We'll be eating good for a while - we will freeze some and have some with pancakes later in the week.

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mqqn
 
Pretty sure I can smell that over here.

That looks fantastic, Andy.

Makes me want to build a smoker.
 
Oh, man. I'm really hungry now. That looks incredible.
 
Good lord...:eek:


I needed to adjust my statin dose after this thread...just awesome!
 
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