A friend's annual 4th of July party is coming up and has asked me to do pulled pork instead of his usual shredded turkey (purchased). I will not be able to make up this much pork fresh for the party. I have about half of the pork smoked now and the another half on the smoker now. I plan to freeze it in food saver bags to re-heat with boiling water.
I would like to add a sauce to the meat to help keep it as moist and juicy as it is when it comes off the smoker, but don't want a BBQ sauce as I prefer my pork sauced once on the bun. In the past I have added apple juice and still wasn't able to get the desired effect. I have been considering a sauce made from all of the pork trimmings, drippings, water, and some vinegar (possibly more rub to) and just simmering it all together on the stove to get the flavors out of the waste, run it through the fat separator, and add it back to the meat before freezing it. Has anyone tried this or have a similar sauce recipe to keep the meat moist.
I got the idea for this when a relative brought me some pulled pork from B's BBQ in NC. The meat had been chilled and traveled quite a distance but was still very moist when re-heated - a few days later.
Thank you in advance.
I would like to add a sauce to the meat to help keep it as moist and juicy as it is when it comes off the smoker, but don't want a BBQ sauce as I prefer my pork sauced once on the bun. In the past I have added apple juice and still wasn't able to get the desired effect. I have been considering a sauce made from all of the pork trimmings, drippings, water, and some vinegar (possibly more rub to) and just simmering it all together on the stove to get the flavors out of the waste, run it through the fat separator, and add it back to the meat before freezing it. Has anyone tried this or have a similar sauce recipe to keep the meat moist.
I got the idea for this when a relative brought me some pulled pork from B's BBQ in NC. The meat had been chilled and traveled quite a distance but was still very moist when re-heated - a few days later.
Thank you in advance.
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