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How do you add more flavor to a pork butt?

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TideJoe
TideJoe Posts: 31
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I inject the butt's with a mixture of apple cider vinegar, apple juice, corn syrup, worchestershire, and some dizzy dust. Then I very liberally coat the butt in the coarse grind dizzy dust. I let it sit overnight in the fridge (usually 24 hours). When I cook it, I use a guru and cook at 225-230.... nice and slow with hickory chunks. The meat is always super tender and easy to pull, but it's always kinda bland. What can I do to help give it more flavor? When I visit a BBQ place in town and get the pork plate, there BBQ has so much flavor (almost sweet) even without BBQ sauce. Any suggestions on adding more flavor?
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
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    TideJoe,[p] See thread below about "injecting while cooking."
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  • icemncmth
    icemncmth Posts: 1,165
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    TideJoe,[p]Most BBQ places add a rub to the pulled pork after cooking. I do this and the rub will dissolve and the meat will soak up the flavor.
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  • Mrs. Taz
    Mrs. Taz Posts: 21
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    TideJoe,[p]
    I injected mine with some apple cider a few weeks back it stayed really moist and was really good.
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  • Grillicious
    Grillicious Posts: 347
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    icemncmth, That's what I do as well. After pulling I hit it with more rub and toss it a little. I also also give it a quirt of apple cide vinegar mixed with dried chipotle pepper (thankyou Grillmeister). I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
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  • J Appledog
    J Appledog Posts: 1,046
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    TideJoe, [p]I don't know where you live and what meat is available to you. Where I am, I've found the best tasting butts come from local organic farmers and/or real butcher shops where the butcher knows exactly whose pigs he is butchering. Another market I go to, up north, buys 4-H livestock at the annual county fair. Now THAT is some good pig![p]That doesn't really answer your question but local farmers' markets and real butchers are a good place to start.[p]Mrs. Apple

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  • icemncmth
    icemncmth Posts: 1,165
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    TideJoe,[p]I talked to a friend who own's a couple of BBQ joints..[p]After the pork is pulled he mixes in Cider,Honey,and some more rub ( his rub doesn't have much sugar in it)
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