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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Another Chipotle Cremosa Smoked Pork Butt

I've smoked chipotle cremosa pork butts in the past but wanted to do another one to replenish my smoked pork stash...

I injected the pork butt with a mixture of beef broth, cholula hot sauce and onion powder...








schmeared the butt with Zaaschilla's Chipotle Cremosa sauce, then sprinkled with cracked black pepper...





into my drum with some hickory...



smoked at 225 degrees F until the butt reached an internal temperature of almost 200 degrees F... (a little over 8hrs) Then I let the butt rest for 30 minutes (covered).



After the 8 hr smoke, my drum was still going strong on the one basket of coal.... I closed the air intake and outlet holes to extinguish the hot coals. I'll use them on the next smoke.













I wanted to make a burrito for supper but decided to make two to compare.

The first one was topped with pintos, onions, black olives, minced jalapenos and cheese...




the second one was topped with onions and a spicy Q sauce...




I like them crispy.....










They both were tasty.... I couldn't pick a favorite...




So..... I didn't really accomplish much with my burrito experiment but it was a tasty supper. :)

26 comments:

CJNAZ said...

Nice lookin' product there. Nothin' better than a day smokin' some meat and a cold one afterwards while enjoyin' the rewards. I'll have to give the chipotle a try one of these days. I'm doin' pretty good with a cajun mixture as my injection. Thanks!!
CJ

Rattlesnake Hill said...

This puts a damper on tonight's spaghetti supper for sure. I grew up in SC and, for several reasons, consider myself to be quite the connoisseur when it comes to barbecue. I will get a smokehouse here on Rattlesnake Hill soon enough though!! You inspire me!!

cowgirl said...

Thanks CJ! After a long day of working around the farm, the smoked pork was extra tasty. :)
I like the sound of your cajun injection... bet that is great!

Thanks for stopping by!

cowgirl said...

Thank you Charles! I'm sure your spaghetti dinner was great. :)
Hope you get that smokehouse built and take pictures for me!
Thanks for stopping by. :)

Frugal Canadian Hermit said...

They both look pretty tastey Jeanie. I can see why you would have a hard time to decide which one is the best. But it was a real good excuse to have two and not feel guilty about it I guess. I'm on to you Jeanie.

cowgirl said...

lol Mark, ya caught me! Actually the two of them lasted through the next day.... I'm a wuss. lol
Hope all is going well with your house...
Thanks! :)

Anonymous said...

yo jeannie! hey just wanted to drop by and say hello. Im heading out this afternoon for a 3 day camping trip in Pine Bush N.Y.i have all of my iron skillets and dutch oven packed..and a ****load of food and drinks. WoooHoo!! I have all kinds of food..im doing a jambalaya too in the dutch. 2nd attempt.I peeked at yer Hoppin john techniques..maybe this one will be better than my first..If i knew how to take a picture and put it in my comp and upload it here i would..but im not good with technology..lol..Well hope all is well with you my online pal! love yer latest blogs..awesome girl!

P.S...song 4 u: Long Way to Go by Railroad Earth...enjoy! it goes good with a Coors Light..fyi ;)

Life is Good!
Mike (NYC)

cowgirl said...

Hey Mike, Good to see you! Sounds like you are going to have a great weekend! Camping would be so much fun... I need to go soon. lol
Bet your jambalaya will be awesome... wish you could take pics for me. :)
Thanks for the kind comments and for the song suggestion.. I'll definately check it out. You haven't let me down yet on the music. :)

Have a great weekend and keep safe.
Thanks! :)

Tim said...

Looks and sounds wonderful!

If you like Cholula then you should try Tapatio! It's even better if you can believe it!

cowgirl said...

Tim Thank you! I will definately look for some Tapatio..thanks for the tip! :)

David McGuire said...

I beg to differ with ya. You did too accomplish something. You showed off your skills, filled your tummy and have all of us savoring over the pic's. You did great. I have 12 pounds of butt going now for the same type of meal. Waiting is the hardest part. Smoking on my new Ugly Cabinet Smoker (UCS). This is its initiation and its doing a great job.

cowgirl said...

Thanks David! I haven't seen pictures of your cabinet smoker.. I need to check out the forums. Looks like Kansas is having good weather today, hope the smoke goes well for ya!

Chris said...

Superb looking burritos! And you have a great butt too. Errr...you know what I mean;)

cowgirl said...

lol Thanks Chris!

Jeff said...

Dear lord, I was just thinking I might stand at the end of your driveway with a sign that says, "will work for food",haha, I love this Blog.

cowgirl said...

Haha! Jeff, Thanks! Thanks for stopping by too. :)

Duane & Patricia said...

Every time I am gone from the site for awhile and then come back--I want to smack myself! Man! I miss that part of the country! Freedom! To build a little smokehouse if I want without some landlords permission, or taxes jumping up 3 x's the cost of the little shack! Mostly, I miss good food. Sorry I've been gone (tail between my legs). I'll have whatever you're having!

cowgirl said...

lol Sounds like you need to move back to the country! Hope all is going well with you.. welcome back!

Thanks! :)

pid said...

looks great again! i've had a hankering to do another pork butt smoke and now i really want to. i've never injected mine, i need to try it.

pid

cowgirl said...

Thanks pid! It's so nice to have the smoked pork on hand for other dishes.
Hope you are having a great spring. :)

tjus77 said...

looks good as usual, I've been wanting to experiment with chipotle smear or rub of some sort, think I will do that this weekend for my Mem Day Party. You rock as usual (and I would have done the same experiment... lol)

cowgirl said...

Thank you TJ! lol great minds. :)
Hope you take lots of pictures of your party!

pid said...

ya, having smoked pork on hand would be great but every time i have it people seem to come and gobble it up hahah. hope your spring is going good too, we finally didn't have a freeze during the sandhill bloom, hoping for a bumper season on them as well as the elderberries and my transplanted blackberries. we'll see i guess

pid

cowgirl said...

Great about the plums, elderberries and blackberries pid!
Bet you will be busy making all sorts of jelly and wine! :)

pid said...

never attempted that ha! i just like picken them and given them away for jellies in return, or snacken on some plums/blackberries during work. i should try maken some sandhill plum whine though.

pid

cowgirl said...

I like the sound of giving them away and getting jelly in return. That's a great way to do it pid!
If you make the wine, keep me posted. :)