Wood Chick's Smoked Pork Butt

Serves: 6

Leola Gaylord

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

54

Sweetness

51

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Special equipment: Charcoal and hickory and apple wood chips soaked in water 1/2 hour prior to cooking Twelve hours prior to cooking, trim fat cap to 1/4-inch thickness from pork butt

2

Season heavily with dry rub

3

Place in plastic bag and refrigerate overnight

4

Remove pork from refrigerator 2 hours prior to cooking to come to room temperature

5

Prepare smoker to temperature of 210 to 220 degrees F and place 1 handful of hickory chips and 1 handful of apple chips on hot coals

6

Place pork butt in smoker and smoke for 14 to 16 hours adding 1 handful of hickory and 1 handful of apple chips every 4 hours

7

After 5 hours in smoker, begin spraying generously with apple juice every 2 hours

8

Pork will be done when the internal temperature reaches 185 to 190 degrees F

9

Pull or chop meat as desired and top with your favorite sauce!