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!
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.
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
- Pat pork shoulder dry with paper towels.
- Mix olive oil with Worcestershire sauce and rub all over pork.
- Sprinkle with rub on all sides, pressing into roast.
- Prepare a grill fire to 300° using pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.
- 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°.
- Remove from grill and allow to rest 10 minutes.
- Slice or shred for sandwiches.
- 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.
You might also like these Cuban style, Smoked Pork Sandwiches to make with leftover pork shoulder.
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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
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
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.
