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April 15, 2020

Smoked Pork Shoulder

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Smoked Pork Shoulder

Smoked Pork Shoulder with brown sugar garlic rub is a flavorful and delicious way to make tender and juicy pork roast that is perfect for barbecue sandwiches!

Smoked Pork Shoulder BBQ Sandwich

Pork Shoulder or Pork Butt generally comes from the grocery store in about 8 pound roasts. We love to use it to make homemade sausage and it also makes the best barbecue sandwiches. We cut one of our roasts down to about a 3 pound roast before smoking. 

If you would like to smoke a whole pork shoulder, you can double the rub recipe and adjust the cooking time for this recipe to about 1 hour per pound. 

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How to Make Smoked Pork Shoulder:

Mix rub together by combining:

  • Brown Sugar
  • Granulated Garlic
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Dry Mustard
  • Red Pepper Flakes

Pork Shoulder Roast

  • Pat pork shoulder dry with paper towels. 
  • Mix olive oil with Worcestershire sauce and rub all over pork. 

Pork Shoulder Roast with Brown Sugar dry Rub

  • Sprinkle with rub on all sides, pressing into roast. 
  • Prepare a grill fire to 300° using pecan or hickory for smoke flavor. 

How to smoke a pork shoulder

  • Place pork shoulder over indirect heat and close the grill lid. Cook for 3 hours or until internal temperature reaches 180°.
  • At 145° the pork is cooked through but will become more tender from 180 – 190°. 

Smoked Brown Sugar Pork Shoulder

  • Remove from grill and allow to rest 10 minutes.

Sliced Smoked Pork Shoulder

  • Slice or shred for sandwiches.

BBQ Pork Sandwiches with coleslaw and pickles

  • Toss pork with barbecue sauce if desired.
  • Serve on homemade rolls with coleslaw. 

How to Store and Reheat:

Store pork in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 3 days. To reheat, place in a skillet with a few tablespoons of water or barbecue sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. 

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BBQ Pork Shoulder Sandwiches

Best Barbecue Sauces for Pork Shoulder:

  • Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce a sticky sweet barbecue sauce that is perfect for grilling or dipping. 
  • Homemade Barbecue Sauce is sweet with molasses and perfect tanginess. A great addition to smoked pork. 
  • White Barbecue Sauce is a mayo based sauce that will knock your socks off. If you haven’t tried it on smoked pork, you are missing out!

Pork shoulder is super simple to smoke and makes a great dinner to feed your family and it’s just as easy to make for a crowd. 

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Smoked Pork Shoulder BBQ Sandwich
Yield: 8 servings

Smoked Pork Shoulder

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Smoked Pork Shoulder with brown sugar garlic rub is a flavorful and delicious way to make tender and juicy pork roast that is perfect for barbecue sandwiches!

Ingredients

  • 3 pound pork shoulder
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard

For Sandwiches

  • Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce
  • Homemade Rolls
  • Coleslaw

Instructions

Prepare grill with a 300° fire with pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.

Pat pork shoulder dry with paper towels.

Mix olive oil and Worcestershire sauce together and rub all over pork.

In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, garlic, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and dry mustard.

Sprinkle rub all over pork shoulder, pressing into the meat.

Place pork shoulder over indirect heat and cook with the lid closed for 3 hours or until internal temperature reaches 180°.

Remove from grill or smoker and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing or shredding.

Notes

Store leftover smoked pork in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 3 days.

To smoke a full pork shoulder (about 8 pounds) double the rub recipe and smoke for 1 hour per pound.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 563Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 153mgSodium: 934mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 40g

Nutritional calculation is estimated and may not be accurate.

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