Pork Barbecue
- 7 lbs boston butt pork steaks, cut 1 inch thick
- 18 cup jerked pork seasoning, i use penzey
- 4 bay leaves, whole
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 36 ounces barbecue sauce, divided
- 1 12 cups cider vinegar
- Crock Pot Method.
- Remove any large portions of fat that you can get to.
- Mix all the spices together.
- Coat all pieces of the pork butt with spice mixture and place in crock pot.
- Pour half of the barbecue sauce and the vinegar over all.
- Cook on low 8 to 10 hours or overnight on low.
- Remove meat from crock pot and drain well.
- Set aside to cool.
- Transfer liquid to another container and chill to solidify fat.
- Then remove fat.
- Over high heat reduce liquid by 2/3.
- When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and pull it apart into shreds.
- Return meat and reduced liquid to crock pot.
- If all the barbecue will be served at once, now is the time to add the second bottle of barbecue sauce.
- If most will be packaged and frozen for later use omit the second bottle of sauce.
- The barbecue freezes and reheats much better if the extra sauce is added in the last few minutes before serving.
- Cook on low for a couple more hours.
- Pressure Cooker Method.
- Remove any large portions of fat that you can get to.
- Mix all the spices together.
- Coat all pieces of the pork butt with spice mixture.
- and place in a stainless steel or Teflon lined pressure cooker.
- NOT an ALUMINUM one.
- Pour half of the barbecue sauce and the vinegar over all.
- Bring up to 15 psi (or high) over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low and cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Either let pressure drop on its own or use quick release method.
- Remove meat from cooker and drain well.
- Set aside to cool.
- Transfer liquid to another container and chill to solidify fat.
- Then remove fat.
- Over high heat reduce liquid by 2/3.
- When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and pull it apart into shreds.
- Return meat and reduced liquid to cooker.
- If all the barbecue will be served at once, now is the time to add the second bottle of barbecue sauce.
- If most will be packaged and frozen for later use omit the second bottle of sauce.
- The barbecue freezes and reheats much better if the extra sauce is added in the last few minutes before serving.
- Simmer for 30 minutes or so.
boston butt pork, pork seasoning, bay leaves, salt, red pepper, barbecue sauce, cider vinegar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pork-barbecue-93758 (may not work)