JACK DANIELS AND COCA COLA SMOKED PORK SHOULDER ROAST

• Pork Shoulder Roast
• 1⁄2 Cup Smoked Paprika
• 1⁄4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1⁄2 Cup White Sugar
• 1⁄3 Cup Garlic Powder
• 2 Tbsp White Salt
• 1 Tbsp Chili Powder
• 1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 2 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Tsp Dried Oregano
• 2 Tsp Cumin

INJECTION INGREDIENTS:

• 12 Oz Can Coca Cola
• 1/2 Cup Jack Daniels (or any whiskey)
• 1⁄2 Cup Sugar
• 3 Tbsp Salt
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

I recommend injecting and rubbing your pork shoulder roast at least 24 hours before smoking this allows the roast to absorb the flavor but also tenderize the meat as well.

Mix the injection ingredients until the sugar and the salt are dissolved.

Use an injector to inject the mixture into your roast.  I flipped my mine over and did all the sides I could with the injected liquid.

In a bowl mix together all of the dry spices, you can also do this in a large container to have the rub already on hand and keep what you don’t use. 

Now comes the fun part of rubbing down the roast.  I put my roast in a large 2.5 gallon Tupperware to rub it down in. 

Be sure to coat the whole roast, the rub will turn almost into a paste almost with the injection as well. 

Cover in an airtight container and store in the fridge.

The day you are ready to smoke your roast pull it out and allow it to reach room temp before smoking it. I let my roast rest for about an hour.

Now, this is where it pays to know how your smoker cooks and how you like to smoke.  I like to do a low, slow smoke using the smoke setting on my Pitboss. Startup your smoker to get the smoke rolling! I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a smoke setting of P4 for the smoke setting. This time around I used Mesquite Pit Boss Pellets to smoke my roast. (Yes Walmart is my go-to for pellets I order enough for free shipping so they are delivered!) 

Now your smoke times may vary but I smoked mine for 4 hours at 200 degrees, followed by 2 1/2 hours at 225 degrees, and then at 250 for another 1 hour. Personally, I wanted to smoke lower and slow but life with kids happened so I moved up the cooking time, the results were still amazing!

The day you are ready to smoke your roast pull it out and allow it to reach room temp before smoking it. I let my roast rest for about an hour.

Now, this is where it pays to know how your smoker cooks and how you like to smoke.  I like to do a low, slow smoke using the smoke setting on my Pitboss. Startup your smoker to get the smoke rolling! I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a smoke setting of P4 for the smoke setting. This time around I used Mesquite Pit Boss Pellets to smoke my roast. (Yes Walmart is my go-to for pellets I order enough for free shipping so they are delivered!) 

Now your smoke times may vary but I smoked mine for 4 hours at 200 degrees, followed by 2 1/2 hours at 225 degrees, and then at 250 for another 1 hour. Personally, I wanted to smoke lower and slow but life with kids happened so I moved up the cooking time, the results were still amazing!

The day you are ready to smoke your roast pull it out and allow it to reach room temp before smoking it. I let my roast rest for about an hour.

Now, this is where it pays to know how your smoker cooks and how you like to smoke.  I like to do a low, slow smoke using the smoke setting on my Pitboss. Startup your smoker to get the smoke rolling! I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a smoke setting of P4 for the smoke setting. This time around I used Mesquite Pit Boss Pellets to smoke my roast. (Yes Walmart is my go-to for pellets I order enough for free shipping so they are delivered!) 

Now your smoke times may vary but I smoked mine for 4 hours at 200 degrees, followed by 2 1/2 hours at 225 degrees, and then at 250 for another 1 hour. Personally, I wanted to smoke lower and slow but life with kids happened so I moved up the cooking time, the results were still amazing!

When your roast has reached an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees pull the roast out and allow the roast to rest before cutting into the roast! 

Well, that’s all the news from the south,
Happy” farming” to all the farm girl sisters out there.
See you next time down on the farm.