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Moisturizing pulled pork
Now I've been using a mix of apple juice, rub, and apple cider vinegar to moisten my pork for years.
She has asked me to please use something other than apple. I am thinking maybe pineapple or cherry but I'm not sure how the flavors would be.
What other ideas do you guys have?
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Are you asking about moisturizing during the cook or adding moisture after the pork is pulled?
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I use cherry wood all the time for my pork smoking.
I'm not sure what you mean by moisturizing after you pull it though. I just serve it up and it is plenty moist.
Are you referring to a sauce to put on it? If so, you could try a S. Carolina mustard recipe or BBQ sauce. You can put cole slaw on it also if it is that dried out and that will moisten it up some.
Delaware Valley, PA Large BGE, CGS adjustable rig, iQue110, High-Que grate -
I have never trimmed the fat. If you keep plenty of fat and only trim it prior to serving the meat is plenty moist. Never used any juice or such. My opinion only. Good luck.
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It puts the lotion on..Sorry, you know somebody was gonna say it.
Rowlett, Texas
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SmokinDAWG82 said:After the pork is pulled
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I 'm a big fan of using Coca-Cola to the tune of 12 oz to say 3 or 4 pounds of pulled pork. Be sure it is the real stuff, not the diet and none of the flavored Coke products and never ever Pepsi! Key is to not tell your guests as they will wrinkle up their noses. Trust me it works magic and there is no sweet taste left behind! Oh...another thing...brace yourself for the accolades!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Vinegar, red pepper flakes, and sugar . Sorry. My eastern nc roots coming through!
Eddie
Raleigh, NC
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you have Dr Pepper and coke a cola I was in a pinch one time used mt dew and my rub, Cooked a whole pig and on the shoulders rub and dew they were gone as soon as I took them off and shredded them, lots of over things to use than apple juice. my 2 cents.XL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.
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I inject with Butcher BBQ's pork injection using Dr. Pepper as the liquid for the mixture. After the pork is pulled I spray it with warmed up Dr. Pepper and hit it with a little more rub. No one has ever complained. Must be those 23 flavors.
Mike
I'm ashamed what I did for a Klondike Bar!!
Omaha, NE -
I'm really pretty confused about all this, as my PP tends to be fairly moist just after it's pulled. I guess different folks just have different preferences for just how moist this stuff is. Regardless, I am wondering who thought adding Dr. Pepper would be a great idea."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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JohnInCarolina said:I'm really pretty confused about all this, as my PP tends to be fairly moist just after it's pulled. I guess different folks just have different preferences for just how moist this stuff is. Regardless, I am wondering who thought adding Dr. Pepper would be a great idea.
Mike
I'm ashamed what I did for a Klondike Bar!!
Omaha, NE -
Coke, Dr Pepper, pineapple are good choices. You can also use Orange juice. A lot of good Mexican restaurants make fresh Carnitas are using pulled pork simmered in orange juice.
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BOWHUNR said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm really pretty confused about all this, as my PP tends to be fairly moist just after it's pulled. I guess different folks just have different preferences for just how moist this stuff is. Regardless, I am wondering who thought adding Dr. Pepper would be a great idea.
Mike
Yes I understand it will dry out over time. I think it's still plenty moist when folks are heading back for seconds. In any case, I would just never think to spray it with soda. I'm not saying it's a bad idea - if it works it works."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
Chicken broth does a great job without adding oR messing up flavor.Born and raised in NOLA. Now live in East TN.
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I never add anything but a little homemaid sauce or cole slaw. But, I'll try Dr. Pepper next time
Lititz, PA – XL BGE
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I have used chicken stalk mixed with the rub I use, then inject. Peach wood for the smoke. This combination has won several competitions.
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RRP said:I 'm a big fan of using Coca-Cola to the tune of 12 oz to say 3 or 4 pounds of pulled pork. Be sure it is the real stuff, not the diet and none of the flavored Coke products and never ever Pepsi! Key is to not tell your guests as they will wrinkle up their noses. Trust me it works magic and there is no sweet taste left behind! Oh...another thing...brace yourself for the accolades!
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What about pears? Pear wood and pear juice. Just use white vinegar (about half of what you would normally use with cider vinegar.)
If she's allergic to Pears as well, then go peach. Peach wood and peace juice.
Peach, Pear, and Apricot seem to be the new "apples" out on the BBQ circuit from what I've seen.
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BobsBGE said:RRP said:I 'm a big fan of using Coca-Cola to the tune of 12 oz to say 3 or 4 pounds of pulled pork. Be sure it is the real stuff, not the diet and none of the flavored Coke products and never ever Pepsi! Key is to not tell your guests as they will wrinkle up their noses. Trust me it works magic and there is no sweet taste left behind! Oh...another thing...brace yourself for the accolades!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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So, I ended up testing several things, Peach Juice, Pear nectar, Pineapple juice, and Dr. Pepper.
Went with a 20 oz Dr Pepper with 2 tbs Dizzy Dust and 2 tbs Brown Sugar to re-heat 12 lbs of pulled pork. I liked the Dr Pepper the best with peach a close second. If I'm doing it for myself I'd go back to apple juice but when someone has allergies Dr pepper is a good substitute
LBGEGo Dawgs! - Marietta, GA -
Interesting. I guess I might have to give it a try sometime. I actually have a few pounds leftover from yesterday.
Delaware Valley, PA Large BGE, CGS adjustable rig, iQue110, High-Que grate -
stlcharcoal said:
What about pears? Pear wood and pear juice. Just use white vinegar (about half of what you would normally use with cider vinegar.)
If she's allergic to Pears as well, then go peach. Peach wood and peace juice.
Peach, Pear, and Apricot seem to be the new "apples" out on the BBQ circuit from what I've seen.
Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD. -
I'm thinking the use of beaver testicles in dr. pepper must be the key??
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Interesting article about apple allergy: Apple Allergy? Apparently if you were to cook the mixture of apple juice, apple cider vinegar and rub, there would be no problem.
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I don't pull it until everyone is in the kitchen with a plate in hand, so they all get the mostest moistest pieces. I like to portion it up afterwards in quart freezer bags with the air sucked out. I drop the sealed bag into simmering water. After it warms up, I open the steaming bag and it is still as moist as the first pull.
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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500 said:I don't pull it until everyone is in the kitchen with a plate in hand, so they all get the mostest moistest pieces. I like to portion it up afterwards in quart freezer bags with the air sucked out. I drop the sealed bag into simmering water. After it warms up, I open the steaming bag and it is still as moist as the first pull.+1, but if I do need to add anything, it's Blues Hog TN Red.
Damascus, VA. Friendliest town on the Appalachian Trail.
LBGE Aug 2012, SBGE Feb 2014
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All I have ever used is water with some vinegar in it!
Duncan, SC -
Apple cider!
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