BBQ Pork Sandwiches!!!

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 25, 2008 5:08 pm

This is a tailgating favorite, but thought I'd post it since I did some of this last weekend for a Phriends BBQ.

Bought the pork butt at Sam's, it's the two pack which weighed about 16 pounds and was cut into two portions, about 1/3 and 2/3. If you can find one split more evenly it helps, but this one worked fine.

I unpacked the pork butts, rinsed them off and used some "mixed seasoning" I had put together from some store bought seasoning. It was just a mixture of what I had available and what sounded good at the time. I did do a taste test to make sure it had some late heat so I added some red pepper, etc. I "coated" the butts all over with the seasoning and then on the side with the most fat, I added some California style garlic salt and some brown sugar.

I stuck the pork butts in my smoker, stuck in a full tray of hickory and set the temperature to 225 degrees at 2:30pm Friday. At 2:30pm on Saturday (24 hours in the smoker) the meat temperature hit 192 degrees (target temperature was 195). I took them out, double wrapped them in foil and stuck them in an ice chest for holding till I served them. The rest time allows the juices to re-distribute and I would recommend at least a 1 hour rest time.

I took them out at 4:30pm Saturday at the tailgate and pulled them (you can take two forks and just pull the meet apart or you can use gloves and just pull it apart with your hands) and then added a little more seasoning and mixed it up. Served it on buns with some sweet BBQ sauce (KC Masterpiece).

I believe, I know I can do a smoked prime rib, brisket and ribs about as good as anyone, but I've got to tell you, these pulled pork sandwiches are about as good as it gets. They are a great tailgating item.

The 16 lbs (pre-cooked weight - you will end up with about 50% as finished product) of pulled pork would probably serve about 20-25 folks with an average of 2, maybe 2.5 sandwiches per person. If I was going to serve to our normal tailgating group for football season I'd probably do 2 or maybe 3 packages of the butts.

This is a great tailgating option, fairly easy to prepare and easy to serve. Hard to mess up if you are patient and let the meat hit the desired temp of 192 - 197 degrees.

Would love to hear others thoughts, what works for you, ways to improve etc. Always looking for a better way to BBQ.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » July 25, 2008 5:37 pm

sounds YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Salukulady · Post by **Salukulady** » July 25, 2008 5:57 pm

I really believe no one I've ever been around BBQ's better than you, (and I call myself the Queen of the grill in my family). Every one of your recipes I've tried has been successful. You really should be running a restaurant. How about publishing a cook book. I am dead serious. If you ever need to convince a publisher, just ask. I'm sure others here would write you letters of rec.

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 26, 2008 8:59 am

THANK YOU for the kind words!

Tarheel Tail-Gator · Post by **Tarheel Tail-Gator** » July 26, 2008 10:42 am

you need to serve them with vinegar based sauce

Really though, thanks for sharing! Smoking butts is as American as Baseball and Apple Pie!

I'd love to fire up the grill with you sometime and compare notes.

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 26, 2008 10:48 am

Salukulady wrote:I really believe no one I've ever been around BBQ's better than you, (and I call myself the Queen of the grill in my family). Every one of your recipes I've tried has been successful. You really should be running a restaurant. How about publishing a cook book. I am dead serious. If you ever need to convince a publisher, just ask. I'm sure others here would write you letters of rec.

One of my BBQ Team buddies just opened the Restaurant! He is kicking ass at it also! The rest of the guy's and myself get to enjoy it, without the head aches, plus Chad bought 2 new smokers and we are trying out some new food on the grills....

Smoked Chicken Wings Rock! We also have a Smoked Potato Pie thats kicks ass! I will post more later!