I want an amazing first butt


 
James Lake

James Lake

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I will be smoking my first butt(s) Wednesday night - Thursday. Because of timing and guests we won't be eating the pork until Friday...I can't be home on Friday to complete the cook. I want this first experiences to be amazing for the family, I want to look like I know what I'm doing. I will be making a BBQ sauce, but I like to pour the sauce on the meat after it is served. The question I have is what should I do with the pork after I pull it on Thursday to be served on Friday...about 24 hours later. I see a lot of information on here about "finishing sauces" but I'm not sure if these are the intended purposes. So....I have seen some amazing cooks on here and I'm looking for some help.
 
One of my best pork butts I made was a simple rub. salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Smoked with apple and hickory.
 
I *love* Dwains finishing sauce.
1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
tbsp brown sugar
tsp cayenne pepper

Smoke & pull the pork as normal. Squirt some of the finishing sauce on the pork (& extra rub) and toss to coat. Now the best part - taste test. Repeat as necessary. While the finishing sauce is vinegar based, the taste doesn't power through like you expect. Actually, that's also one of my serving sauces and people love it.

After the product is good-to-go, package it and stick it in the fridge. Pulled pork reheats REALLY well.
 
Chad Bman said:
I *love* Dwains finishing sauce.
1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
tbsp brown sugar
tsp cayenne pepper
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If you add a little salt that's a Carolina Red Sauce I found on the internet somewhere. I can't claim credit for developing it. ...but I really like it as well.
 
I'll tell you what, I've been using a mixed ratio of 1/3 Piemont Sauce to 2/3 SBR for my sauce for the pull pork, and folks have gone bonkers. The recipe is here somewhere, and it adds a little heat and tang to the already pretty good SBR. While cooking, I'll spritz with striaght apple juice and spray a little more while pulling. Comes out fantasic.
 
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