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Anonymous Tue May 23 19:41:51 2006
***FOR THE RUB***
2 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoon cumin
2 tablespoon chili powder
2 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup paprika
***FOR THE SAUCE***
3 cups apple cider vinegar
3 cups water
1/3 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2-1/2 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
3 tablespoon paprika -- (Hungarian is best)
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
***PORK***
6 pounds pork picnic shoulder roast or Boston butt -- (up
Mix rub ingredients together and store in a tightly sealed jar. Recipe makes enough for
about 3 roasts. Rub spice mixture on the meat the night before smoking. Place meat in
Ziploc freezer bag and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator. Remove the meat 1 hour before
going into smoker and let it come to room temperature. Mix sauce ingredients well and
bring to boil and then simmer for 2 hours. Prepare smoker and pace meat on grill of
smoker. Smoke pork at 220-240F for about 1 1/2 hours per pound. Mop every hour with
sauce. Turn roast over every 2 hours or so. Here is when Danny Gaulden takes out his
pork shoulders: For a tender, easy to slice roast- out of pit at 180F internal For a tender,
easy to slice, pullable roast- out of pit at 185F For a tender, easy to pull roast- out of pit at
190F Remove roast from smoker and let stand for 15 minutes. Slice or pull off meat in
strips and separate from fat. For pulled-pork sandwiches, chop the meat. Spoon some of
the sauce onto a fr
esh split bun/roll. Heap on meat and spoon on more sauce over meat. Serve with coleslaw
on the sandwich or on the side. Posted to BBQ List by Bill Wight
9, 1997