HELP my 1st Pig

[CrealCritter]

Better build a darn good pig pen! Don't want your wife mad at you! I'll send her a six pack of Texas Whup-A$$ to open up all over you!

She don't need no help -please- no help!

 

[baymule]

 

[CrealCritter]

I got a little bit of ole chopper on the smoker with Cherry and Oak chips. Going to have BBQ pulled pork sandwiches tonight for dinner

Now don't that look delicious already?

The cut is considered a rear leg ham as per this butcher chart. Which I had handy when I cut up ole chopper.

 

[sumi]

YUM!

Good thing I got some bacon chops for our dinner here… Pork looks and sounds dang good right now!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

It really does look good and sounds so very appetizing! I like to cook a fresh ham or shoulder for pulled pork too.

 

[Chic Rustler]

this turned out to be an awesome thread!

You need a few LGDs btw

 

[CrealCritter]

After a little smoking of spent oak wiskey barrel and cherry wood. Lil bit of ole Chopper goes into the Crock-Pot.

I then called to my wife who was upstairs that Chopper is in the crock. She hollered back ok, I'll come down and take care of it in a minute. I hollered back - No I want to do this, what am I supposed to do if you kick the bucket? Eat off the McDonald's dollar menu everyday - YUCK? She hollered back No you'll find you another woman to cook for you - I'm coming. So she came down and told me to Google all recipes slow cooker Texas pulled pork. Now my wife makes some awesome Crock-Pot pulled pork and now I know how she does it

She told.me to follow the recipe but use olive oil instead of veggie oil, no Thyme, use turkey broth instead of chicken broth and only 1/2 the amount of chilli.powder . So that's what I did.

Anyways my son came in with my granddaughters and said what smells so good? I said ole Chopper in the crockpot being made into Smoked Texas BBQ Pulled Pork. He said to bad I have to work, save me some.

 

[CrealCritter]

Ole Chopper is really good - very mild flavor unlike store bought pork. My wife took one bite and said "Oh Yeah this is going to make chasing Chopper up and down the road worth it"

Picture open face sandwich topped with my wife's pickled banana peppers.

You know since I got my AARP card a few years ago and I'm just now learning to cook. I decided I need an apron for the kitchen. What do yin's think of this one?

 

[baymule]

If Chopper tastes as good as he looks..... Good job on cooking the pork!

 

[CrealCritter]

If Chopper tastes as good as he looks..... Good job on cooking the pork!

Thanks and I'm now hooked... I'll be raising some lil bacon bits up to butcher this spring for sure. My wife and I really liked the taste of ole Chopper. Plus it's nice to know how he was raised / cared for and what he eat.