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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Millers' Barbecued Pork Butt

1, 6-7 lb. pound boneless pork butt
Dry Rub:
2 T. salt
2 T. black pepper
2 T. paprika
2 T. garlic powder

Directions:

  1. Rinse and dry the boneless pork butt
  2. Mix the dry rub ingredients together and rub into all surfaces of the pork butt. Set aside.
  3. Build a charcoal fire until the gray ashes cover the surface of the briquets.
  4. Place a drip pan under the center of the grill and spread the hot charcoal briquets on each side of the drip pan. Place the pork butt, fat side up, over the drip pan. Cover the grill and barbecue the pork butt for 4.5-5 hours, until the meat is falling apart. You will need to replenish the charcoal about halfway through the process. Maintain the temperature at 200 - 350 degrees during the entire barbecue time.
  5. Chop the meat or pull it apart, and mix it well so that the dry-rub-encrusted outside pieces are mixed well with the moist inner pieces; serve immediately.
  6. If you like a barbecue sauce with this, a vinegar and hot pepper sauce without tomatoes goes really well with this dish. Serve it separately. 

Baked Beans

8 slides West Virginia brand thick-sliced bacon
2 large onions, peeled and chopped
6 T. (heaping) finely chopped garlic
4, 16-oz. Bush's Baked Beans (sweetened with brown sugar and molasses)
2 T. Grey Poupon Dijon-style mustard, or to taste
6 shakes Tobasco Sauce, or to taste
2 large splashes Worcestershire Sauce, or to taste
3 T. Grade B Maple Syrup

Directions:

  1. Cut the bacon slices into bits about 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, and fry in a 6 quart All-Clad Dutch Oven. When the bacon has rendered its fat and is translucent, but before it is crisp, add the onions, and continue cooking until the onion is translucent. Stir in the mustard thoroughly, and cook until you get a whiff of the mustard cooking, about 1 minute.
  2. Add the first 2 cans of baked beans and stir the mixture thoroughly. Add the last 2 cans of baked beans and stir the mixture thoroughly. 
  3. Season with the Tobasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce, stirring thoroughly. Add the Maple Syrup and stir thoroughly. 
  4. Transfer the beans mixture to a baking dish. Beans may be baked at this time or refrigerated until later. 
  5. Bake for 1 to 36 hours at 325 degrees, adding more liquid (water or chicken broth) if needed during the baking. 
  6. Beans may be served hot from the oven or baked in advance and served at room temperature.