Thread: Pork Butt!
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On 02/10/2012 9:22 PM, Sky wrote:
> A local grocery store (Schnucks) had pork butt (shoulder) on sale for
> $0.99/lb, so I had to grab a couple roasts for the freezer and one to
> cook - just could not resist that price. Tomorrow one will cook one of
> the three butts to split between myself and Spouse's friend after he
> trims/prunes the front hedges. It'll be nice to have the front yard
> looking 'purty' again, although all the leaves will soon fall - then
> it'll be time to rake (ugh!) ;>
>
> I intend to braise the pork butt in the oven low-n-slow for quite some
> hours, although I'm not sure about the spices and such just yet. So,
> how do fellow RFC folks like to cook their butts ???? VBG!!!!
>



Rub it with a whole bunch of stuff... salt, pepper, cumin, mustard
powder, allspice, thyme, cinnamon.... let it sit for a couple hours,
then pop in into the oven in a sealed pot at 300F for 6 hours.