North Carolina Barbecue Pork

Name: North Carolina Barbecue Pork
Cuisine: US & Canada, Southern, American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, kosher salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons, pepper; 1 (6-pound), bone-in pork butt roast, with ¼-inch fat cap; 1 , (13 by 9-inch) disposable aluminum pan; 4 (3-inch), wood chunks; 1 , recipe Lexington-Style Barbecue Sauce or Eastern North Carolina-Style Barbecue Sauce (see note)

Main Courses
US & Canada
Southern
American
Meat
Pork
Grilling & Barbecue
Roasts

By Morgan Bolling ･ Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2020

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A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Summer Cookbook

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 7¼ hours, plus 18 hours salting and 1½ hours resting

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Summer Cookbook

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