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Zmokin
Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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OK, I found a Boston Butt on sale for 99 cents/lb.
It is sitting in the fridge with Dry Rub on it.
Tomorrow I will smoke it for dinner (and leftovers for pulled pork sandwiches and carnitas tacos.)
I also have some leeks to use up, so I'm going to make a Leek soup.

What do y'all recommend as a 3rd dish to go along with the soup and slices of pork butt?
Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
 and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Cornbread. That may have been influenced by @WeberWho?'s post.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
    I just made cauliflower tots that were amazing. and healthy
    LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited March 2015
    Baked beans maybe? Or French fries. Would never have considered leeks with bbq though. Then again, I have never actually sliced pork butt. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Carolina Q said:
    Baked beans maybe? Or French fries. Would never have considered leeks with bbq though. Then again, I have never actually sliced pork butt. :)
    I would have said baked beans as well, except for the soup. BB is probably my favorite side to go with pulled pork, just not sure how it would go with leek soup.

    Try it and let us know.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • Walt2015
    Walt2015 Posts: 583
    @grege345 pics and explanation or it didn't happen  :D
    Memphis, TN ----> Chattanooga, TN
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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
    Walt2015 said:
    @grege345 pics and explanation or it didn't happen  :D
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/11/cauliflower-tots.html?m=1
     Here you go @Walt2015
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  • hondabbq
    hondabbq Posts: 1,986
    Another Butt!!!
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Beans and cole slaw for me. Love the cabbage and pork combo and who the hell doesn't like beans, whenever? Giddy up!
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  • Gman2
    Gman2 Posts: 421
    Green bean casserole 
    LBGE, Mechanicsville, Va., LBGE, Duck, NC, XLBGE Wake, Va.
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  • bud812
    bud812 Posts: 1,869
    @Chubbs +1

    Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...

    Large & Small BGE

    Stockton Ca.

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Slaw y'all. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    +1 Bourbon. + Shredded Southern style slaw. Cowboy baked beans. And more Bourbon. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    Carolina Q said:
    Baked beans maybe? Or French fries. Would never have considered leeks with bbq though. Then again, I have never actually sliced pork butt. :)
    Whenever I smoke a Boston butt, I always slice off some of it for dinner.
    It's like a pork roast.
    the rest gets pulled and chopped after it has cooled down, then individually proportioned and into the freezer.  That way, I only have to thaw the amount I need for a pulled pork sandwich, or to make tacos or enchiladas or something for dinner for three.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    A nice pasta or potato salad would be good with the butt. 
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
    Hash brown casserole is good with pulled pork.

    http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Cracker-Barrel-Hash-Brown-Casserole-Copycat-Recipe.html

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Potato salad. Has to be served cold!
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    DMW said:
    Cornbread. That may have been influenced by @WeberWho?'s post.
    OK, you kinda win.  But as I don't want to make cornbread, I'm going with the bread theme and will just make some garlic bread.  The soup is loaded with veggies, the meat speaks for the proteins, so I think a little starch will round out the meal nicely.

    Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions.  Next butt, I probably won't be making leek soup (wife bought some leeks and I had to use them up before they went bad).

    Last night, I actually took asparagus, wrapped it with leeks, then wrapped it with bacon.  It was deliciouso, but I know, I know, no pics so it didn't happen.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    theyolksonyou said:
    Potato salad. Has to be served cold!
    Not true. look up hot potato salad. I'm pretty sure there are varieties that are warm. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,571
    white beans in the soup
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    pgprescott said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Potato salad. Has to be served cold!
    Not true. look up hot potato salad. I'm pretty sure there are varieties that are warm. 
    Of course there are. They just aren't any good. LOL Potato salad has to be served cold. 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,571
    Carolina Q said:
    pgprescott said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Potato salad. Has to be served cold!
    Not true. look up hot potato salad. I'm pretty sure there are varieties that are warm. 
    Of course there are. They just aren't any good. LOL Potato salad has to be served cold. 
    but a warm coleslaw (redcabbage with bacon and walnuts and champagne vinegar) would work nicely as a side
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    pgprescott said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Potato salad. Has to be served cold!
    Not true. look up hot potato salad. I'm pretty sure there are varieties that are warm. 
    Sure there are, but I don't want to eat those... :minus_one: 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    theyolksonyou said:
    pgprescott said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Potato salad. Has to be served cold!
    Not true. look up hot potato salad. I'm pretty sure there are varieties that are warm. 
    Sure there are, but I don't want to eat those... :minus_one: 
    Not my favorites either, but I couldn't resist being a PITA
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,155
    Mac and Cheese is where it's at! 
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    I like a nice warm German potato salad, but I'm not making that today.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    Let the pics begin.

    Here it is at 162F internal on the egg


    and then after being lifted onto foil for wrapping for the final push to 195+
    Obligatory Meat lifting forks included.


    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,184
    Vodka, Sweet Tea, and Lemonade; with ice.
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    500 said:
    Vodka, Sweet Tea, and Lemonade; with ice.
    Sounds delicious, but I won't serve that to my child.  At least not for another 8 years.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    Pulled pork covered baked beans. 
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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