I need to have these two ready to go on Saturday @ 4pm.
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I plan to make one of them "Cuban Style" with mojo. The other one in my DBS, so I need some suggestions. I'm sure there are plenty of crazy recipes out there. Just checked the recipe site, but wanted dome recommendations.
Thanks in advance,
SamuelG
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There are a couple of rubs that are my "go to"
The renowned Mr Brown - http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?86-Pulled-Pork-and-Sauce&p=99#post99
I also like this "Salt Lick" clone:
3/3/1/1 mix of:
Kosher salt
Fresh cracked black pepper
Granulated garlic
Cayenne pepper
I rub and wrap in plastic for 24 hours or overnight. I'd get the skin off of those if you can.
For a 4pm Saturday serving, I'd start around 6-9pm Friday night and use FTC if they get done early.
I am with FLB on this one start early
Skin off.
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I'm will use the "salt lick" clone rub and inject the mojo. How does that sound?
Thanks.
SamuelG
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Sounds like a plan. Too bad you have to have them ready by Saturday. I would be turning one of them into a Ham for Christmas.
FLB, thanks for the quick help!
Tenpoint5, There are plenty more where those came from ;D ;D ;D
The Mojo I'm using has 270mg per 30ml...I injected the shoulder with 7fl oz. Should I still add salt to the rub or leave it out. In the past, they have been good just with the mojo... any suggestions?
Thanks
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Thanks.
SamuelG
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That's a project! Sounds like you have a winning plan.
Probably too late to be of use for this round, but(t) you can think about this for the next one. I like to include a bit of sugar in rubs for pork. It helps with balance and with bark formation for low and slow cooking. If using the Salt Lick Clone, I would probably use a 1/2 volume of sugar to clone rub base.
Mojo Shoulder: 100% mojo both injected and in the bag.
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Hybrid Shoulder: Injected with mojo till it could not take any more, than rubbed it with 3tbs of paprika, garlic powder, brown sugar and 1tbs of ground black pepper.
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Had to improvise with the ingredients I had. The shoulders were $1.49/lb which is not cheap, I usually buy them for 0.99/lb and sometimes even at 0.69/lb. It was spur of the moment, so can't complain.
They'll go in tomorrow around 6 pm @ 200F. One in the oven and the other in the DBS. Let's see if my guests can tell the difference! This is the first shoulder they'll eat cooked in a Bradley. SURPRISE! But I won't tell them which one it is.
Thanks.
SamuelG
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Keep us posted as this project unveils itself.
Went in at 6pm. Going to give it 4 hours of hickory.
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SamuelG
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Four hours later @ 141F internal temp:
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SamuelG
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Looking really good!
Thanks BLSH.
14 hours at 200F...
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Ahhhhh. I just bumped it up to 225F since I'm trying to be done by 12 so I can serve it at 2 pm. I have to increase internal temp 10 deg/hour. Something tells me that it won't happen. I have read all the posts and the "famous stall" is in full effect. :-). This is great practice for my annual lechon in the caja china + DBS!!!
The whole house smells delicious!
SamuelG
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10 °/hour in the face of a stall may be difficult. I have seen them almost leap out of a stall, but them I've seen them sit there and go nowhere for hours.
If it were me and that was my timetable, I'd be running at 240 °F.
Thanks BLSH for the help.
From 8:30-9:30 it moved 5 deg, just moved it to 240.
SamuelG
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First one out. Pictures are more descriptive than words!!
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SamuelG
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That looks perfect!
Was that the unsmoked version ?
BLSH yes it was. This was smoked, than 8 hours in the oven. ( sorry for the cheating )
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Thanks for all the help! It is truly delicious. Perfect combination of mojo and hickory.
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SamuelG
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That looks great!
Okay, now that makes me rally hungry. That looks fantastic. I'm sure your guests will love both of them.
Great work!
BTW - I prefer and use the oven finish regularly.
Special thanks to FLBentRider, Tenpoint5 and BLSH!
The good news is that it was a success, the bad is that they ate all my smoked pork shoulder...GONE! ;D
and left me with the regular one. They were both very good but the Hybrid Smoke-Mojo was the clear winner.
Every Dec 24th I cook a whole pig ( 60-80lbs) in la caja china, this year that just might change to the DBS!!! I was thinking of mounting the cold smoke attachment to the caja china...??? I'm sure it will work. Will see what i come up with.
SamuelG
Only problem I see is there isn't nearly enough meat on that bread to call it a sammie!! Looks Great Sam glad it all worked out for you.
Hope you weren't surprised that your guests preferred the smoked version.
Quote from: SamuelG on December 11, 2010, 06:39:29 PM
Every Dec 24th I cook a whole pig ( 60-80lbs) in la caja china, this year that just might change to the DBS!!! I was thinking of mounting the cold smoke attachment to the caja china...??? I'm sure it will work. Will see what i come up with.
Hopefully CRG will catch this thread - he's a Cajun Microwave expert. Check out this post where he added a smoke pistol to one.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=18884.0
Well I knew that if they tried it they would love it. What I did was I passed around bits of the toasted crust/bark with moist piece of meat attached to it, this got everyones taste buds going.
All it takes is one small taste.
SamuelG
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