It’s a butcher’s or cook’s axiom that more flavorful meat comes from the animal’s tougher, more muscle-bound and sinew-riven cuts. Such is the case with pork shoulder, an inexpensive part of the pig ...

In a human, the shoulder sits atop the arm, but pigs don't have arms so pork shoulder is actually the bit that comes just above the front leg. That means that these muscles get quite a workout ...

At Peads & Barnetts Farm, Oliver Woolley draws on his family’s British heritage for cooking pork shoulders via a classic recipe from The River Cafe in London. “My entire family has been cooking this ...

One of the most unusually named cuts of meat is the Boston butt roast. Traditionally the source for beautiful pulled pork barbecue, the cut has nothing to do with a pig’s rear end. Supposedly, during ...

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Place the pork shoulder on a sided baking sheet. Rub all over with the barbecue rub. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before putting on the grill. Prepare ...

Red pepper sauce, such as Tabasco or Texas Pete, optional 1. Sprinkle a generous layer of the rub on all surfaces of the pork roast. Using your hands (preferably gloved to prevent spices from burning ...

The best way to elicit game day cheer is by serving a spread of crowd-pleasing snacks. One of the most welcome dishes? Pulled pork. Though making pulled pork might sound like it requires a lot of time ...

At Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., pitmaster Daniel Castillo applies a carnitas method to the process of cooking pork shoulder. “It’s hard to put ‘carnitas’ on the menu because ...

Changes of seasons, such as they are in Houston, rarely affect the eating of barbecue, but they often have some impact on the production of it. As Texans and Houstonians, we will happily consume a ...