pork essentials: oven-baked yummy pork butt

Name: Pork Essentials: Oven-Baked Yummy Pork Butt
Prep time: 14 h
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## PLAN/PURCHASE; 2 - 3 pound(s) pork butt, bone in; ## THE MARINADE; 8 cup(s) water, filtered, if possible; 1/2 cup(s) salt, kosher variety; 1/2 cup(s) sugar, granulated variety; 3 clove(s) garlic, smashed; 3 medium serrano chilies, cut in half; 1 tablespoon(s) black peppercorns, crushed

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Andy Anderson !

Wichita, KS

Updated on Dec 11, 2016

This is an excellent way to serve a nice pork butt. The overnight marinade gives the meat a distinctively spicy taste that only a long marinade can produce. I slice this up and serve as a main dish with some potatoes or rice, and it’s an brilliant candidate for a nice comfy sandwich on a soft roll with some mayo, mustard, and a few pickles… So yummy. Oh, and one piece of information: Pork butt does not come from the pigs rear end; it comes from the shoulder region. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

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prep time 14 Hr

cook time 2 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 6 - 8

Ingredients

PLAN/PURCHASE
2 - 3 pounds pork butt, bone in
THE MARINADE
8 cups water, filtered, if possible
1/2 cup salt, kosher variety
1/2 cup sugar, granulated variety
3 cloves garlic, smashed
3 medium serrano chilies, cut in half
1 tablespoon black peppercorns, crushed

How To Make pork essentials: oven-baked yummy pork butt

Step 1

PREP/PREPARE

Step 2

THE MARINADE
Step 3

Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
Step 4

Add all of the ingredients for the marinade to a large pot and bring up to a simmer.
Step 5

Chef’s Note: Allow the liquid to simmer for 30 minutes.
Step 6

Chef’s Note: You are making a spicy tea marinade.
Step 7

Remove the pot from the heat, allow to completely cool, and then strain out the solids.
Step 8

Chef’s Tip: Why strain out the solids? Well, after 30 minutes of simmering the solids have given up everything they can. By straining them out, you save time trying to remove all the bits after marinating.
Step 9

Add the pork to a large bowl, or Ziploc bag, and pour in the marinade.
Step 10

Seal, and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 12 – 14 hours. If you can go 24 hours, please do so.
Step 11

Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
Step 12

Remove the pork from the marinade, pat dry with a few paper towels, and place in a baking pan fitted with a wire rack.
Step 13

Chef’s Note: Make sure the baking pan has sides to hold in all the drippings, or you’re going to have one messy oven to clean up.
Step 14

Place into the preheated oven and bake until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 175 (80c), about 2 – 2.5 hours.
Step 15

Remove from the oven, and allow the pork to rest for 20 minutes.
Step 16

PLATE/PRESENT
Step 17

Slice against the grain, and serve with some yummy mash potatoes, or rice.
Step 18

Put it on a nice soft bun with some mayo, mustard, and a few pickles. So yummy.
Step 19

Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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