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Lechon Asado (4 pics)

Eggecutioner
Eggecutioner Posts: 628
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Momma says that this was the best thing I have ever cooked on the egg.[p]I put them on last night at about 6 PM. I thermocoupled the Air inlet, pork butt, grate and Dome. I took all the data for the whole cook. I would post it, but I don't know how to post a spread sheet. There is also some bad spots in the data where the temp starts dropping as I am sleeping...bad boy. [p]On to the cook... I marinated 2 6#-7# butts per WDAN's recipe. With one addition I added the juice of one lemon to give the marinade a little more bite and some white onions as suggested by Dobiedad. When I tasted this stuff I knew it was going to be right for me. I used 3 chunks of guava and 3 chunks of oak for the smoke.[p]I had a drop in temp over night when I checked at 5 AM. to get a little more heat in the egg I used one of those Air-Grill things that have been talked about here. Worked really well. I didn't move any of my adjustments, just bley air through the crack in the draft door. I still looked inside after I did that and the coals were glowing.[p]Here is the WIRED egg. Also go to add a Rain Cap to my arsenal of egg goodies.
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Here are the butts about 2-3 hours into the cook. Looking tasty!
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The Lechon at about 10 AM Wrapped and into the cooler they went. I thought they would take longer to cook (16 hours). You can see all my thermocouples. 2 probes in 1 and 1 probe in the other. I double checked all my readings with a poulder.
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Here is the dinner. Vinegar based Cole slaw, Mango salsa, blackbeans and rice, and Mojo Sauce (LOVE THAT STUFF!!!). You can even see some mac and cheese for my boy!
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