Grammy's Kitchen · Pulled Pork · Award Winning Competition Pork Butt
One of 176 pulled pork recipes we measured
from amazingribs.com
It ranks #1 of 176 for gravy quality among the pulled pork recipes we compared. 146 cooks on amazingribs.com rate it 4.1★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 176.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| aromatics | 2% | 0% |
| acid | 6% | 0% |
| sweetener | 52% | 6% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 110 g | 1 cup smoked paprika |
| 19 g | 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon dried Greek oregano |
| 20 g | 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 26 g | 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon granulated garlic |
| 22 g | 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 20 g | 2 tablespoons granulated onion |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup turbinado sugar |
| 46 g | 1/4 cup kosher salt, plus 2 tablespoons |
| 32 g | 1/4 cup Smoked Chili Powder ((recipe above)) |
| 14 g | 2 tablespoons ground cumin, plus 2 teaspoons |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon granulated garlic |
| 10 g | 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon granulated onion |
| 1 1/2 cups apple juice | |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons brown sugar |
| 1/3 cup Butcher’s BBQ pork injection powder | |
| 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum | |
| 816 g | 3 cups ketchup |
| 213 g | 1 cup packed dark brown sugar |
| 179 g | 3/4 cup distilled white vinegar |
| 84 g | 1/4 cup molasses |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon Smoked Chili Powder ((recipe above)) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon smoked paprika |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon sweet paprika |
| 7 g | 2 teaspoons granulated onion |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons granulated garlic |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar |
| 1 cup Cool Smoke Rub | |
| 2 cups Pork Injection | |
| 4082 g | 8 - 10 pounds Smithfield bone-in pork butt, trimmed ((you can ask your butcher to do this)) |
| 2 cups apple juice, in a spray bottle, for the grill | |
| 855 g | 3 cups Cool Smoke Barbecue Sauce ((recipe above)) |
Method: 11 steps, published by amazingribs.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.