# Pork Butt-inspire me. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 25, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512 "2015-04-25T12:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/1 "2015-04-25T12:32:13Z")
After a trip to the grocery store, and noticing the presence of sale, I find myself with unplanned pork butt. 8 pounder. My default is Crockpot +butt+onions+garlic+barbecue sauce= easy good Pulled pork. And as much as I love a nice pork chili verde for enchilada sauce, my chile options in Michigan this time of year would make it half-assed at best. But I am open to new ideas today, anybody got a big wow recipe for pork butt? The only main rule is it must be freezable. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/2 "2015-04-25T12:37:14Z")
Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, Doctor Pepper, chopped onions, brown sugar, pork butt all in the crockpot. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/3 "2015-04-25T13:48:13Z")
Mix a 16 oz can of cranberry sauce, a cup of French dressing, and a 1 oz envelope of onion soup mix. It’s a recipe for chicken but it should work for pork as well. Pour it on the pork and bake or crockpot it. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/4 "2015-04-25T14:08:40Z")
I made [Vaguely Vietnamese Slow Cooker Pork Tacos](http://nyti.ms/1brpeB2) a couple weeks ago, and can highly recommend them. And just in case, Pork Butt = Pork Shoulder. You have the right cut for the recipe. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/5 "2015-04-25T18:10:17Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > I made [Vaguely Vietnamese Slow Cooker Pork Tacos](http://nyti.ms/1brpeB2) a couple weeks ago, and can highly recommend them. And just in case, Pork Butt = Pork Shoulder. You have the right cut for the recipe. That sounds great. Did you make the slaw, too? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/6 "2015-04-25T18:11:19Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > I made [Vaguely Vietnamese Slow Cooker Pork Tacos](http://nyti.ms/1brpeB2) a couple weeks ago, and can highly recommend them. And just in case, Pork Butt = Pork Shoulder. You have the right cut for the recipe. Ohhh, different and quite tempting.Unfortunately I have no ginger among my assets currently, and that seems to be a key. I guess I’ll have to suffer from the horror of grilled brats today, and hit the store again for the pork tomorrow. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/7 "2015-04-25T18:23:18Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, Doctor Pepper, chopped onions, brown sugar, pork butt all in the crockpot. Here’s the recipe I use, except I but a small can of chipotle peppers and only use about 2/3. Still plenty zingy. [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/spicy-pop-pulled-pork-recipe.html](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/spicy-pop-pulled-pork-recipe.html) ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/8 "2015-04-25T18:53:07Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > That sounds great. > Did you make the slaw, too? Yep, did the whole shebang. It was great - I’ll definitely make it again sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/9 "2015-04-25T18:56:25Z")
[Root Beer Pulled Pork](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-pulled-pork/) is a favorite in our household. Recipe calls for pork tenderloin but we’ve made it with various types of boneless pork roast, including pork butt. Yummy and easy. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/10 "2015-04-26T06:49:46Z")
Here’s a recipe for [Red-Braised Pork Shoulder](http://www.lysator.liu.se/etexts/recept/si/red-pork.html) that I submitted to the Usenet cookbook years ago. Pork shoulder and pork butt are basically the same thing. This recipe is good if your roast still has the rind on it. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/11 "2015-04-26T17:38:23Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions. The Vietnamese-ish recipe is now in the crockpot. Now to wait for 6 hours. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/12 "2015-04-26T17:39:30Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Thanks for all the suggestions. The Vietnamese-ish recipe is now in the crockpot. Now to wait for 6 hours. Report back in 6 hours, 5 minutes? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/13 "2015-04-26T18:20:02Z")
Here in the St Louis area we sometimes get the butt sliced ⅜ to ½ inches and grill “Pork Steaks”…mmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-butt-inspire-me/718512/14 "2015-04-27T11:31:05Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Thanks for all the suggestions. The Vietnamese-ish recipe is now in the crockpot. Now to wait for 6 hours. I’m doing the Vietnamese-ish recipe later in the week, once all this brisket is gone. (I am the anti-vegan)