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Smoked pork shoulder

Smoked Pork Shoulder

This summer impress your friends and enjoy some good old fashioned Memphis style BBQ with this Smoked Pork Shoulder recipe!
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Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Barbeque, Memphis Style BBQ, Southern
Keyword: BBQ, Dinner, Low and Slow, Memphis Style BBQ, Pellet grill, Pork, Pork Butt, Pork recipes, Pork shoulder, Smoked, Smoked pork, Smoked pork butt
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Resting Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 8 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 15 servings
Calories: 650kcal

Ingredients

  • 14 lb pork shoulder roast fat trimmed if you want

Binder and Rub

  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 3 tbsp seasoned salt
  • 3 tbsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp garlic powder

Spray

  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup hard apple cider

Instructions

  • Trim the fat from your roast and fire up your smoker to 250 degrees
    14 lb pork shoulder roast
  • Cover your trimmed roast entirely with mustard then liberally season the roast with your rub
    1/4 cup yellow mustard, 3 tbsp seasoned salt, 3 tbsp fresh ground black pepper, 3 tbsp garlic powder
  • Place on your smoker, inserting any temperature probes into the thickest parts of the roast
  • Every thirty minutes spray your mixture over the surface of your pork shoulder until it reaches roughly 180 degrees (or about 4 hours in). Then, spray your roast every 60-90 minutes until it reaches an internal temperature of 205 degrees
    1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup hard apple cider
  • Remove the pork shoulder from the smoker and allow to rest for 30 minutes before pulling and serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 650kcal