Homemade Barbecue
Ingredients
- 1 8 - 10 lb. pork butt
- 10 - 12 hickory hardwood chunks (Use the large chunks that are approximately the size of the palm of your hand rather than the hardwood chips)
- Pepper flakes
- 2 cups apple cider vinegar
- 2 - 3 bottles of you favorite barbecue sauce
Instructions
For Charcoal Grill --
- Soak hardwood chunks in water for approximately 1 hour before using
- Place charcoal briquettes around on one side of the charcoal grate 2 - 3 coals deep and apply lighter fluid
- You can stack the coals up the side of the grill
- Light coals and wait until ash first appears on coals
- Place tinfoil pie pan on side of grill on opposite side of from coal and fill with water
- Place hardwood chunks directly onto hot coals and place cooking (top) grate on grill
- Sprinkle pepper flakes all over pork butt
- Combine liberal dose of pepper flakes with vinegar
- Place butt on cooking (top) grate over the pie pan and away from the charcoal and place lid on grill with air vents almost completely closed
- You should soon see large amounts of smoke billowing from grill
- Baste pork as often as you like with the pepper flake/vinegar sauce
- Turn butt a few times during the cooking process for even smoking
- Smoke the pork for about 3 to 4 hours, adding hardwood if necessary
For Gas Grill --
- Soak hardwood chunks in water for approximately 1 hour before using
- Place tinfoil pie pan on one side of grill and fill with water
- Light other side of grill and, when hot, place hardwood chunks onto hot grill
- Sprinkle pepper flakes all over pork butt
- Combine liberal dose of pepper flakes with vinegar
- Place butt on cooking grate over the pie pan and away from the direct heat
- You should soon see large amounts of smoke billowing from grill
- Baste pork as often as you like with the pepper flake/vinegar sauce
- Turn butt a few times during the cooking process for even smoking
- Smoke the butt for about 3 to 4 hours, adding hardwood if necessary