Smoking A Boston Butt Recipe

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Smoking A Boston Butt
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Ingredients:

  • smoking a boston butt
  • 8 tbsp paprika
  • 4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • mix ingredients and store in an air-tight bottle.

Directions:

  1. Most Boston Butts are in the range of 8 pounds with the bone in. The process in barbecuing a butt is pretty simple. Rub it, cook it, pull it.
  2. First, start you barbecue and get it up to temperature, 220 to 275F.
  3. Open the package and give the butts a rub with cheap yellow mustard. This adds some flavor and helps the 'butt rub' to stay on the outside of the meat. As for rubs, most any barbecue rub will do. However, I like to use a rub with little or no sugar in it as the butt turns out a deep red color instead of black, as it will if you use a rub with a lot of sugar in it.
  4. Whatever butt rub you use, give the outside of the meat a generous rub with the spice blend.
  5. OK, so you've got your butt rubbed, put the meat on the cooking grill and covered the barbecue. Every 2 hours, turn the butts over and rotate so no side gets too much heat. I no longer mop or baste my pork butts as the fat on and within the meat self bastes them. If you want to mop, by all means go ahead. You can use a mixture of 50:50 canola oil, apple juice and a tablespoons of your butt rub. Mop the butts when you turn them.
  6. After 8 hours of cooking, I will usually stick the temperature probe into the meat. It's done when the internal temperature is above 190F. This temperature will arrive faster the higher the temperature you keep the cooking chamber. Slow cooking is the best method to arrive at a moist and tender Boston Butt.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 45.29 Kcal (190 kJ)
Calories from fat 13.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.47g 2%
Sodium 1560.47mg 65%
Potassium 286.39mg 6%
Total Carbs 9.13g 3%
Sugars 1.12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 4.14g 17%
Protein 2.1g 4%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 43.3mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 235.08 Kcal (984 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.61g 2%
Sodium 8099.3mg 65%
Potassium 1486.46mg 6%
Total Carbs 47.38g 3%
Sugars 5.81g 4%
Dietary Fiber 21.49g 17%
Protein 10.88g 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 1%
Vitamin A 1mg 6%
Iron 14.2mg 15%
Calcium 224.5mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.2
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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