Tim's Smoked Pork Butt

BBQ and Grilling - Tips

Smoked pork butt for pulled pork.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 8hrs

Additional: 3days

Total: 3days

Servings: 32

Yield: 8 pounds pulled pork

Tim's Smoked Pork Butt

Ingredients

⅔ cup brown sugar substitute (such as Sukrin® Gold)

3 tablespoons applewood rub seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®)

2 tablespoons onion powder

2 tablespoons smoked paprika

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

8 pounds boneless pork butt

2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles stout beer

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2 (12 fluid ounce) bottles hard apple cider

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Tips

Directions

Step 1

Combine brown sugar substitute applewood rub onion powder smoked paprika garlic powder salt and pepper in a bowl for seasoning.

Step 2

Trim pork butt but leave a layer of fat on one side. Rub entire pork butt with 1/2 cup of seasoning blend. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the refrigerator for 3 days. Set aside remaining seasoning blend for another use.

Step 3

Preheat smoker to 230 degrees F (110 degrees C). Place your favorite wood chips or pellets into the smoker.

Step 4

Place pork butt onto the middle rack with the fat side facing up. Pour 12 ounces of stout and 12 ounces of cider into a drip pan.

Step 5

Smoke pork for 4 hours. Add remaining stout and cider to the drip pan and add more wood chips or pellets. Continue to smoke for 3 hours more. Remove the drip pan pour drippings into a bowl and reserve.

Step 6

Continue to smoke the pork until a meat thermometer reaches 196 degrees F (91 degrees C) 1 to 3 hours more. Let rest for 1 hour.

Step 7

Pull the pork with 2 forks. Pour as much of the reserved drippings over the pulled pork as you prefer. Serve.

Nutritional Information

Tim's Smoked Pork Butt

Servings Per Recipe:32

Calories: 141.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.8g 26%

Carbohydrates: 7.4g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 1.6g

Fat: 6.8g 10%

Saturated Fat: 2.4g 12%

Cholesterol: 44.6mg 15%

Vitamin A Iu: 265.4IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.9mg 37%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 11%

Vitamin C: 0.8mg 1%

Folate: 3.6mcg 1%

Calcium: 12.4mg 1%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 11.8mg 4%

Potassium: 191mg 5%

Sodium: 288.8mg 12%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 32%

Calories From Fat: 61.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.