Kurt wrote:
> Louis, do u make ur own marinate?
> Kurt & Pam
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>>Kurt wrote:
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>>>I want to try a pork shoulder out on the gas grill. I hope to feed five
>>>people
>>>New Years day. any ideas? I mean how long to cook, and seasoning. I
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>>>down to
>>>Cabelas here in PA. I bought several marinate sauces and a plunger.
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> Can I
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>>>make my own
>>>marinate?
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>>>Kurt & Pam
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>>Figure about 1 1/2 hr per pound at 220-250°. I like a mustard slather
>>with salt, pepper, and garlic, and paprika or chili or chile powder.
>>Old Bay Seasoning works nicely two.
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Marinades are most effective on thin pieces of meat, when the marinade
can penetrate most of the thickness before the acid turns the meat to
mush - think of boneless chicken breasts, beef sliced thin for carne
asada, etc. No marinade will get very far in a pork shoulder - if you
marinate them for a long time the acid in the marinade will just make
the outside of the meat mushy.

When i do marinate, I usually make my own (red wine or wine vinegar and
garlic, usually), unless I have a gift bottle of something to use up.

For a pork shoulder, season the outside, cook it, and have a dipping
sauce at the table for those that like it. I used to enjoy my pork
butts with no sauce, but now, after pulling, I dress them with some
eastern NC sauce - cider vinegar, chile, s & P. Apple and pork have a
great synergy.