Dog3 said:" BOB" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:Quoted message said:Dog3 said:Gawd, I did a pulled pork butt today. I brined it and
smoked it. It is delicious. Never done one before. It is
so damned good. Now, if I could just get BBQ sauce right.
Usually, brining isn't really necessary for pork butts.
What's up with this weather, anyway?
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Michael
Good barbecue don't need no sauce. Sauce is for covering up the
mistakes. ;-)Thanks. I don't care for sauce anyway. The S.O. insists on it. At
least I
Quoted message said:know I'm not insane 😉
Quoted message said:
What type of sauce do you want? Vinegar based? Ketchup based?
Sweet? Hot? Mustard based? The types are endless.Ohhhh... Mustard and hot might just strike my fancy. Hell, I live in
Missouri and I think all we get here is ketchup based. A couple of
BBQ
Quoted message said:joints serve up a good sauce but I have it put on the side.
Maull it!!!!
Seriously, a thin, spicy sauce can be good for pulled pork. Here's one
from the legendary BBQ book Smoke& Spice:
Carolina Red
1-1/2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon cayenne or hot red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt.
Combine all and stir to dissolve sugar.
My last butt that I did a couple weeks ago (what IS with this weather?)
I did sort of like I saw some old-timey whole-hog Qers do, sprinkled
the pulled pork with some cider vinegar and a mixture of ground red
pepper, paprika, black pepper and salt. Mix it all together and mellow
for a while.
Quoted message said:
Now my next question. Has anyone made a stir fry from smoked pork
butt? I'm
Quoted message said:having a luncheon next week for a charity I support. I'd like to do a
lunch
Quoted message said:type of stir fry. The pork is cooked. I'd like to use it in an Asian
type
Quoted message said:dish. A stir fry is my first choice. I can use my wok and still enjoy
the
Quoted message said:guests. The luncheon is no big deal. We are just planning for a big
benefit
Quoted message said:so it does not have to be perfect. I have never used smoked anything
in
Quoted message said:Asian cooking. I've always used fresh. TIA!
I haven't done that, but it makes great tacos.
This weekend (what is WITH this weather) I did a bone-in pork sirloin
roast on the Weber. Excellent.
Brian