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Perfect Picnic Pork Shoulder




Source of Recipe


Marla


Recipe Introduction


A picnic pork shoulder comes "as is," referring to the bone-in cut, or
boneless, skinless, rolled, and tied. Either of the above can be used in
this recipe. Myself, I prefer a bone-in picnic. If the meat nearest the bone
is the sweetest, as the old saying goes, then surely it's sweetest of all
when cooked while the bone is still there. This recipe makes finger-licking,
falling-off-the-bone-tender pulled pork perfect for serving either on the
traditional soft buns or plain. Dish up plenty of extra vinegar sauce.
6- to 7-pound picnic pork shoulder, preferably bone-in




List of Ingredients




6- to 7-pound picnic pork shoulder

The Rub
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons ground white pepper
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons ground sage
2 teaspoons ground thyme
1 teaspoon ground allspice


The Mop & Sauce

2 cups cider vinegar
1 cup corn oil
1 tablespoon Tabasco® or similar hot red pepper sauce

The Accompaniment
fluffy white hamburger buns
Serves 8 to 10



Recipe



The day before you want to serve this dish, set out a Ziploc-type plastic
bag large enough to hold the pork shoulder. Measure into the bag the rub
ingredients: brown sugar; garlic powder; paprika; white, black, and cayenne
peppers; dry mustard; sage; thyme; and allspice. Close the bag and shake the contents to mix the spices well, pressing out any clumps of brown sugar
between your fingers. Pat the pork shoulder dry with a paper towel and place it in the bag. Seal the bag, then shake and turn it until the meat is well
covered with the rub. Refrigerate, tightly closed, overnight.
Some 8 or 9 hours before you want to eat, take the pork in its bag of spices
from the refrigerator and let it rest at room temperature while you fire up
the smoker. Once the coals are glowing and you've added smoking wood to the fire pan and hot water to the water pan, transfer the picnic shoulder to the grill.
Smoke, covered, at 200 to 220 degrees F. for 3 to 4 hours, replenishing the
cooker's wood and water supplies as needed. Then prepare to start mopping.
Pour the vinegar, corn oil, and Tabasco® or other hot red pepper sauce into
a medium-size stainless steel or flameproof ceramic saucepan and whisk until well mixed. Baste the shoulder with the mop, using a long-handled barbecue brush or a mop. If you're cooking a bone-in shoulder, be sure to work the mop in around the bone where the meat has begun to separate from it.
Continue to smoke the picnic for another 4 to 5 hours, mopping the crusty
black surface every 30 minutes or so. A meat thermometer inserted into the
thickest part of the shoulder will have long since registered the 160 to 170
degrees F. recommended for pork, and by now, you'll find, the meat can be
pulled apart into luscious, incredibly tender strands all peppery around the
edges.
Just before taking the shoulder from the grill, bring the liquid remaining
from the mop to a boil in its pan, simmer briefly, and pour into a pitcher
to pass around the table. Some folks like their pulled pork really vinegary.
Have soft buns handy for purists.