Smokin' Butts

[Notnice]

just a little tip for those that like the rub. I have found that just a little Cinnamon in the rub adds a little complexity to the mix. not allot to taste, but people always want my recipe when they taste my ribs.

My mix is usually kosher salt, sugar of some kind, granulated garlic,onion powder, few pinches of the cinnamon, and something hot-i like Jamaican scotch bonnet peppers.

 

[dataz722]

just a little tip for those that like the rub. I have found that just a little Cinnamon in the rub adds a little complexity to the mix. not allot to taste, but people always want my recipe when they taste my ribs.

My mix is usually kosher salt, sugar of some kind, granulated garlic,onion powder, few pinches of the cinnamon, and something hot-i like Jamaican scotch bonnet peppers.

You have got to be kidding me!!! I have actually been doing that for a few years now. Not enough to know it cinnamon but enough to make a difference.

People have said I was nuts for doing it and I thought I had to be the only person.

 

[SOB]

1 lb. of meat is quite a bit for one person, especially with side dishes. I'd assume less per person. Maybe half that.

I was hoping for some left overs too

I would rather have too much then to run out. I figured no one will get that much due to drinking and snacking on other things but I'll get a nice sized one just to be sure.

 

[Notnice]

People have said I was nuts for doing it and I thought I had to be the only person.

Me 2 great minds
but yes it makes a world of difference. I started to do it with just about everything and it really gives a bit of umpf to certain things (BBQ sauce,chili,steaks)

 

[dataz722]

I have used some really off the wall things before. I have even put different sodas (mt dew, pepsi, sprite) in sauces. A little mt. dew in a smokey sweet bbq sauce was actually pretty good.

Cinnamon is just one that has really stuck.

 

[Notnice]

Nice, I'm gonna have to do the dew now so to speak.

 

[SOB]

So I stopped and got my butts today. A total of 18.5lbs all together but I'll be cooking one and freezing the other for another time.

The one I'm cooking got rubbed with my basic rub of Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika, Brown Sugar. I also added some cinnamon (I heard it here I believe) and some crushed coriander I had left over from the Wit I brewed Saturday. It's gonna sit in the fridge tonight and let that rub soak in.

I'm getting up around 4-5am to get the grill going and give a final rub down (smack dat azz!) before going on the grill. 225-250 for about 12 hours I think should be good. I'll post pics of the final product.

 

[Notnice]

Looks good man how did it turn out? Hope u used just a little cub in the mix.

 

[eriktlupus]

my rub is usually sea salt, fresh pepper, garlic powder, dried out brown sugar, some dry mustard, onion powder,paprika,and some thyme. if i'm cooking a leaner cut i'll take a couple teaspoons of this mix and pour in about 4oz of pepsi and inject the result into the meat before it hits the grill/smoker.

 

[SOB]

Looks good man how did it turn out? Hope u used just a little cub in the mix.

It turned out wonderful! Everyone was impressed with the pork as well as the BBQ sauce I made. I was pretty hungover yesterday and was too lazt to post the finished pics so I'll get them up tonight when I get home.

What is "cub"? Did you mean cin as in cinnamon? If that's what you were asking then yes, I used 2 Tbsp for the entire rub which was about 3 cups all together. I was surprised how much you could taste the cinnamon.

 

[SOB]

Here tit is! Turned out moist and delicious. At about 8 hours it was around 180 internal and people weren't showing up for another 3 hours, so I let the temp slowly die down on the grill and in another hour it was up to 187 so I pulled it off and put it in the cooler. I stayed there for the next two hours and came out hot and juicy!

EDIT: BTW, those knives were not needed. My fingers were deep into this butt!!!

 

[jbreiding]

EDIT: BTW, those knives were not needed. My fingers were deep into this butt!!!

thats just awesome!

 

[whalenutz]

did you lube first like a gentelman??? that looks so danm good!!!

 

[arturo7]

yummage!!!

 

[BlindLemonLars]

The world's most perfect food. Sorry, bacon fanboys.

Looks great!!

 

[Notnice]

Word SOB i meant Cin, i was typing at a red light and didn't spell check. the reason for suggesting a little cin was for that exact reason, next time i would back it off just a little to where u can almost taste it but not really.
Congrats tho it really does look like ill be buying a few butts my self soon.

 

[Brewers Hardware]

I always use cinnamon. A dash of cocoa powder equal to the cinnamon also adds a complexity people notice but can't pinpoint. i use 1 tsp of each in a base rub that starts with 2 cups of paprika ( I make a lot at a time)