topic Re: Pulled Pork in Kitchen

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pattypeep — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:39:10 GMT

I have never made pulled pork, but I believe I understand how it's done. My dh had lunch yesterday with a friend at a fairly new BBQ place in our town. I asked him how he liked it and he said he ordered a pulled pork sandwich and it had bits of bone in it that he had to pull out of each bite. I told him that I didn't understand how one could get bone in pulled pork. I would have brought it to the attention of the café, but he didn't. For those that cook a lot, can you suggest how this might happen? I wondered if they didn't "fill it" with something else.

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Barbarainnc — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:47:37 GMT

When I cook a Boston Butt, there is one big bone, I pull out before I pull the pork. Maybe the meat just cooked so long the bone fell apart in the meat. Or they just chopped the bone into the pork?? I sure would have said something about all the bones in the pulled pork.

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Sunshine Kate — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:18:27 GMT

On 9/24/2014 Barbarainnc said:
When I cook a Boston Butt, there is one big bone, I pull out before I pull the pork. Maybe the meat just cooked so long the bone fell apart in the meat. Or they just chopped the bone into the pork?? I sure would have said something about all the bones in the pulled pork.

I have made pulled pork many times and also eaten it in restaurants. I've never experienced bones.

I would have said something about bones also and probably ordered something else.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:20:47 GMT

That's what I thought one big bone. I have never ate a pulled pork sandwich that had bone in it. I would have definitely said something. I never buy those large butt's. There is just the 2 of us & I buy these smaller boneless pork butt's. They also don't have all the fat the big ones do but enough to make it good. I like these because they only weigh about 3-4 lbs. I'm making pulled pork for dinner.

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Sooner — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:39:09 GMT

That place is cooking something other than pork butt. Unles they have taken a big meat saw to it or something. Butt does NOT have bones that would fit in a bun. Find another bbq place or simply ASK them about it. Maybe it is cut with some chicken meat in it?

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luvsbulldogs — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:22:15 GMT

I always buy the pork butt that has the bone in for more flavor but it is important to remove the bone before pulling the pork. Also as OP said they may have cooked it too long and the bone fell apart.

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KYToby — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:41:15 GMT

If it was pulled pork, I do not see how it could have had bone. Is he sure it was bone? If it had been cooked too long at too high a heat, it could have been burnt ends.

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HonnyBrown — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:59:04 GMT

Everyone is correct about that one big bone in the Boston Butt. That's what we do at home.

Restaurants, however, may do something different. They may have purchased the meat from a meat packer (bulk) who mechanically processed the hogs. When the whole hog was cut, the machine got too close to the bone.

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brewhaha — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:01:56 GMT

My DH likes to have his pork pulled too.

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pattypeep — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:05:10 GMT

On 9/24/2014 brewhaha said:
My DH likes to have his pork pulled too.

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Mama Mia — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:25:42 GMT

On 9/24/2014 twopeas said:
On 9/24/2014 brewhaha said:
My DH likes to have his pork pulled too.

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PINKdogWOOD — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:26:00 GMT

Interesting that your DH found not only one or two but a few bones in his sandwich. I definitely would have informed my waiter. Like everyone here, I've never experienced this either.

Anyway my hubby & I enjoy pulled pork and honestly, I'll use many cuts of pork to turn into pulled pork. I ALWAYS pull it/fork it apart and return it to the crock pot. I'll use pork tenderloins (plain or already marinated), I'll use BONELESS country style ribs, I'll also use lesser expensive roasts, boneless if I can get a good price.

For liquid I'll mix an 8oz can of tomato sauce, add to it Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce (a bit diluted) in any flavor, better still a mix of regular & honey chipotle. I may chop up some onions to put in. The rest will be cracked pepper, a tad of salt, and whatever spices I feel like at the time.

Close to the end I'll give a stir to see if it needs anymore liquid, add if need be (a bit more Swt Baby Ray's mix w/a little water, stir, add). OF course fork apart for sandwiches. Serve with coleslaw. ENJOY!

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RACALAMB2 — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:38:53 GMT

By any chance did they have BBQ chicken sandwich on the menu and MAYBE they served him the chicken by mistake? When I make pulled chicken the breast white meat has bones and you need to be very careful to remove them. Just a thought. To me the pork and chicken can taste the same.

Re: Pulled Pork

Barbarainnc — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:42:04 GMT

I had my butcher cut a whole Boston Butt into Country Ribs. I cooked some ribs today and there were some big pieces of bone, that I pulled out after cooking the ribs.

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HonnyBrown — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:09:16 GMT

Barbara, I used to make a recipe that cooked cubed country ribs in a 16 ounce bottle of Coke. Add some scallions and fresh ginger, serve over rice.

I think I got it from Bon Appetit. It was SO good!

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Vamp — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:39:57 GMT

The closest I have ever got to making pulled pork is to put a pork tenderloin in the crock pot and cover it with BBQ sauce. No bone + it is very tender and tasty.

Re: Pulled Pork

pattypeep — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:11:08 GMT

Thank you, everyone, for your replies. Racalamb2, yes, they do serve BBQ chicken, too. I believe his friend had the chicken, but he didn't find any bones. I may pop in there next week and if there are no customers, I may mention it to the staff. The restaurant is just starting out and I'm sure they would want feedback. I'm not really into BBQ or I could order a pulled pork sandwich and check for myself.

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