Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Recipe

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Eastern North Carolina Barbecue
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Ingredients
4
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Nutrition
57
Calories
Total time
650
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 fresh pork butt, bone-in (this is the butt, or top portion, of the shoulder)
  • barbecue sauce , recipe follows
  • special equipment: hickory, oak, and/or maple wood chunks or chips; smoker

Directions:

  1. Add hickory, oak, and maple chunks or chips to your smoker. Refer to the directions for your smoker to determine the correct amount of chips for the meat and for lighting instructions. When the chips are ready, add the pork and smoke it for 2 to 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees F. Remove the pork and wrap it in heavy-duty aluminum foil.
  2. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
  3. Cook the pork for 6 to 8 hours or until the meat is tender and falls apart when the bone is removed. Chop the pork coarsely and mix in salt and barbecue sauce, to taste. Serve with more barbecue sauce on the side.
  4. Barbecue Sauce:
  5. 2 cups apple cider vinegar
  6. 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
  7. 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
  8. 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
  9. 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  10. In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, red pepper, garlic, and salt over high heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-high. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let cool then add the black pepper.
  11. Professional Recipe: This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and makes a large quantity. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 56.76 Kcal (238 kJ)
Calories from fat 23.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.58g 4%
Cholesterol 25.8mg 9%
Sodium 27.95mg 1%
Potassium 145.77mg 3%
Protein 8.17g 16%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 132 Kcal (553 kJ)
Calories from fat 54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 4%
Cholesterol 60mg 9%
Sodium 65mg 1%
Potassium 339mg 3%
Protein 19g 16%
Iron 1mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.4
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

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