Wild Hog BBQ
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5.0
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
8 hrs
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Brining time
8 hrs
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Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
10
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Calories
164 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Wild Hog BBQ
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This recipe is designed to make pulled pork barbecue from a wild hog shoulder. You can use it for a store-bought pork shoulder, but it won't need as long to cook. Use any BBQ sauce you want: I like my South Carolina mustard-based sauce, or a Kansas City-style bourbon-based BBQ sauce.
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Ingredients
- 1 4 to 8 pound wild hog shoulder, boneless or bone-in
- salt
- dry rub of your choice
- Barbecue sauce of your choice
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup bacon fat, lard or butter
Instructions
- Sprinkle salt all over the pork shoulder, getting it into every crevice. Put the meat in a covered container in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 3 days. I like a solid 24 hours.
- Rinse the meat and coat with the dry rub of your choice. If you're not using a dry rub, either use black pepper or pat the meat dry. Set foil in a tray that will hold the pork shoulder, leaving enough extra foil around the edges so you can wrap the meat later.
- Get your smoker going. If you have lots of time, set it to 200F. A happy medium is 225F, but don't go higher than 250F. Set the meat in the tray and put it in the smoker.
- Flip the pork shoulder every hour so it gets even smoke. Smoke like this for at least 4 hours, and up to eight; I prefer about six hours.
- Now wrap the meat tightly in the foil and continue to cook until it's done and is shreddable, anywhere from another hour or two for a young hog or store-bought pig, to another eight hours for an old hog. You can do this in an oven, too.
- Shred the meat with a pair of forks, and mix in the bacon fat. If you find yourself with long, stringy threads of meat, chop it a bit so it works better as a sandwich. Serve with the barbecue sauce of your choice on a bun with cole slaw.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
164kcal
(8%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
84mg
(4%)
Potassium
377mg
(11%)
Vitamin A
7IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 164 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 164kcal | 8% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 377mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 7IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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