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I bought a pork butt because it seemed really cheap. $1.19/lb

But I am just learning to cook and have never even handled pork. This huge piece of meat is pretty intimidating. What do I do?

>> No.6959844

When in doubt, make a roast.

>> No.6959852

>>6959840
Any low and slow cooking method. You do NOT need to braise and in fact I probably wouldn't.

Best method is to smoke it for about 8 hours and then throw it in the oven at 300F until it's finished and it can be pulled with a fork. I also like inserting a few garlic cloves in the meat and throwing it in the crockpot for 8-12 hours. It's similar to cooking brisket or a beef chuck.

>> No.6959854

marinate. sear. crock pot for like 8 hours on low, done.

>> No.6959920

Pulled pork.
Dry rub, in a slow oven for several hours. Shred, mix with bbq sauce.

>> No.6959927

>>6959852
>smoke it for about 8 hours
hello cancer

>> No.6959936

>>6959840
the cut in your picrelated is not pork butt
regardless
what you do with a pork butt is you give it a dry rub (salt, paprika, cumin, whatever) and stick it in the oven in a deep tray with some vegetables (previously coated lightly in olive oil) on the side
150 Celsius or so until the middle of your piece is at 80 if you're American or 68 if you're Europoor
the end.

>> No.6959963

>>6959936
That is a boston butt pictured. What the hell do you define as pork butt?

>> No.6959968

>>6959963
yeah my bad. cultural differences. apparently a pork shoulder is a "butt" in 'Murca
carry on

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>>6959840
>bought a pork butt
>butt

>> No.6959988

>>6959840
Cut it into smaller pieces and deep fry in lard to make carnitas.

http://www.thepauperedchef.com/2009/01/authentic-canitas-and-three-pounds-of-lard.html

>> No.6960004

>>6959988
>2 hours of low temperature frying

How does that work? I thought you were supposed to slow cook the pork in fat like you do when making duck confit, THEN fry it to brown it.

>> No.6960028

>>6960004
Raise the temp and shorten the cooking time and increase the browning. It's probably much less juicy the way he does it.

>> No.6960105

>>6959840
Spice rub over night.

Sear ion all sides in dutch oven. Add vegetables (carrots/onions/celery/apples/etc) and some garlic. Add liquid (beer/wine/stock/apple juice). Cover and braise that shit in the oven at 300-325 for a few hours until it's tender and pretty much falling off the bone. Strain and skim the fat from the liquid and make it into a pan sauce/gravy.

>> No.6960108

>>6959927
hello retard

>> No.6960189

>>6959840
Cut it into 1-1 1/2 inch pieces. Make carnitas .

>> No.6960193

dice it, rub it, put it in a pot with veggies and stock, 4 hours in the oven at about 130 celcius

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>>6959840
>This huge piece of meat is pretty intimidating.

That's what she said