On 6/17/2020 9:21 PM, Hank Rogers wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 1:26:00 PM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
>>> On 2020-06-17, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Loin is very lean to make pulled pork.ﾂ* I'd use a butt or picnic and
>>>> roast the loin.
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>>> Yes, I know, Ed.ﾂ* But, I following Crock-Pot's intructions to the T.
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>>> Even then, I didn't remove ALL the fat cap as instructed).ﾂ* Left a
>>> little fer flavor.ﾂ* 
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>>> nb
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>> I'm probably late to this party.ﾂ* But here's my favorite recipe to do
>> a crock pot pork butt.ﾂ* I use it for a lot of different things.
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>> About a 3-4 lb pork butt - bone in is fine or not
>> 4-5 slices of bacon
>> 5-6 large cloves of garlic, chopped
>> 1 1/2 T. Black Hawaiian Lava Salt
>> 2 T. Liquid Smoke
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>> Cut the raw bacon pieces in half and line the bottom of the crock pot
>> with them.
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>> Chop the garlic and sprinkle over the bacon.
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>> This is a very fatty cut of pork so you will have lots of goodﾂ* fat in
>> the finished product.ﾂ* Or trim off as much fat as you prefer.
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>> Poke holes in the pork butt and rub it well with the Black Hawaiian salt.
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>> Place the pork butt fat side down (trim as much fat as you like, your
>> preference) on top of the bacon and garlic.
>>
>> Sprinkle the Liquid Smoke over the pork butt.
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>> Do not add any other liquid to the pot. ﾃつ*You want the pork to roast
>> in the crock pot, not braise. ﾃつ* It puts out enough of it's own juices.
>>
>> I cooked mine 10 hours on low because that's how long I was out of the
>> house at work, etc.
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>> You can vary your cooking time and cook in the crockpot on either hi
>> or low depending on how much time you have. ﾃつ*Probably start out on hi
>> and go to low after 4 hours. ﾃつ*You want it to be fall apart tender.
>>
>> Pull the pork apart and stir around in the crock pot to mix all the
>> juices and bacon and garlic around in the pork.
>>
>> This pulled pork can be used in a myriad of waysﾃ｢ぎﾂｦ
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>> I like to serve it initially with cole slaw and potato salad like a
>> good ol pulled pork dinner.
>> Then I use it for carnitas or tacos or burritos etc.
>> You can mix the pulled pork with bbq sauce and serve as pulled pork
>> sandwiches, etc.
>>
>>
>>
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> 2 tablespoons of liquid smoke? I bet it tastes like an old stovepipe
> from a wood burning heater.
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> I like just enough smoke flavor to taste it's there, but I reckon some
> folks do like a stronger smoke flavor.
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You really have to be careful with the liquid. I've used it a couple of
times where it gave that hint of smoke but it is very easy to ruin
something.