When mama's away

A little song to celebrate that kind of feast
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVc8pi0r-vA

SO - why only 1/3 serving of butt in that plated picture ? (you did say your wife was going to be out of town)

Good looking eats!

Dagum that made me hungry!

This is a brine recipe for basic understanding but it ends up being a spice cabinet bonanza before I'm done.

Brine:
1 gallon water
1 1/8 cup kosher salt
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp cayenne
2 tsp black pepper

Put 1/3 of the water in a pan large enough to hold 1 gallon. Add the other ingredients, and heat on medium to simmer the brine. The idea is to melt all the salt and sugar, and help blend some of those spices into the liquid. I usually heat for 15-20 minutes, never bringing to a boil. Stir regularly.

Once the brine is blended, remove from heat and add the rest of the water in the form of ice cubes. I have a large sauce pan that has 1 gallon marked on the side, so I know the level - makes this much easier. This will immediately cool the brine. Once all the ice melts, I place the brine in the fridge to get cold. I don't take any chances by putting the meat in a brine that isn't below 40-degrees. Once the brine has chilled, place the pork butt in the brine. Let it brine for 12-13 hours.

After brining, rinse well.

Injection:
1 1/2 cups apple juice
1/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp Worcestershire
1 Tbsp rub
1 Tsp garlic powder

Simmer until well dissolved. Fully cool and inject creating a grid approx. every square inch.

If you want to add any other aromatics or herbs, simply strain before injection.

Super_Dave - mighty fine looking butt. I recently did a 7 pound pork butt over night in my Weber bullet smoker. I have never done a brine injection though. Any tips? I'd like to try it. Why did you finish in the oven?

But first, I need to a beef ribs cook I saw on the Weber forum.

Things were looking pretty good until I got to the green beans

SD: porkalicious work!

There isn't much that beats a big juicy butt.

Just finished off pork roast from couple days ago.

Ist night was roast mashed taters and lima beans
2nd night was corn tortilla shredder fajitas, homemade refried beans and small salad
Tonight was shredder pork burritos with homemade fresh salsa (roasted home grown: jalapenos/serrano peppers/tomatoes with roasted garlic & onion) plus rest of refried beans

Love a good butt!