When you hear BBQ what is the first thing that comes to mind. For most of us in the South, BBQ Pork means Pulled Pork. Depending on where you are from or where you are going; the style, flavor and techniques will vary. Each area has its own twist that makes it special.
For example, South Carolina has three different sauces that we can claim depending on where you are in the state. In the Piedmont area the flavor will tend to be
more vinegar-based BBQ sauce. In the southern and western parts of the state the flavor tends to be more of a tomato-based BBQ Sauce. In the middle of the state along the old path from Charleston to Columbia, you will find the Honey-Mustard based BBQ Sauces.
I have seen fights break over which BBQ Sauce is better, no I am joking. But the thing that you can take away from this is that everyone has been making BBQ a little different to satisfy their taste for a long time. So don’t be afraid to try something new and different.
In 2022, one of our goals is to create a YouTube Channel where we help people learn new Techniques and Recipe to help them elevate their BBQ, Grilling and Outdoor cooking skills. And to do that, we wanted to create a video to help explain a Boston Butt from a competition perspective and share it. What we thought would be a 15-minute video turned into about 45 minutes of important information.
Not really knowing this before the editing process, we were surprised to say the least. During the editing process, we decided that we did not want to cut anything out because it is a lot of good information. Therefore, we decided to make a multi-episode series to break every down. So:
Episode 2 – Trimming a Competition Boston Butt
Trimming a Competition Boston Butt is a detailed video showing you what I am looking for when trimming a Boston Butt for a BBQ Competition. It shows how trimming a Boston Butt can help ensure the final product is simply amazing.
Episode 3 – Injecting and Seasoning a Competition Boston Butt
Injecting and Seasoning a Competition Boston Butt is a detailed video that shows the injection and explains step-by-step how and why I am doing every step. Then, we will talk about the seasoning of a Boston Butt for a BBQ Competition. This will show you how we put flavor and moisture into every portion of the Boston Butt.
Episode 4 – Presentation of a Competition Boston Butt
Presentation of a Competition Boston Butt is a very detail explanation of every muscle inside the Boston Butt and how each one is different and how it will taste different. You will be able to understand where each separate muscle is in the Boston Butt and how the cooking/smoking process will after it differently.
We hope that you watch these videos and that it helps you. Please know that if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me and I will be happy to help. Good luck and hope to see you at a BBQ competition somewhere.
BBQ COMPETITION PULLED PORK
Equipment
- Smokers / Grill
Ingredients
- 8-9 lbs, Boston Butt
- 0.25 cup Butchers BBQ – Pork Injection
- 3 oz, Doles Pineapple Juice
- 0.75 cup Water
- Parkay Butter
- Eats - Zero to Hero Rub
- Blue Hogs - Champion Blend
Instructions
Prepping the Boston Butt
- Make your injection mix: ¼ Cup – Butchers BBQ – Pork Injection, 3 oz. – Doles Pineapple Juice & ¾ Cup – Water
- Trim the Boston Butt to remove unwanted excess meat and Fat that you don’t want
- Injection the Boston Butt with the focus being on the Money Muscle and the Tubes
- Apply the Eats Zero to Hero BBQ Rub on all sides on the Boston Butt
Smoking the Boston Butt
- Pre-heat the pellet smoker to 300°
- Place the Season Boston Butt on the Pellet Smoker
- About 4 hours into the cook. Remove the Boston Butt from the smoker on a double aluminum foil. Apply a liberal amount of Parkay Butter to the top of the Boston Butt and wrap tight with foil and return to the smoker.
- Cook for about another 1:45 hours and remove when the meat is tender and around 203° internal Temperature.
- Remove from the Smoker and place in a warm location.
- Open the foil to allow the Boston Butt to vent and stop the cooking process
- When the Boston Butt is cool enough to handle start separating the Boston Butt into different muscles.
- Apply Blue Hogs – Champion Blend to the separated Boston Butts
- Serve and enjoy
- Let us know how they turned out and Tag #EliteBBQSmokers in your social media post.