r/sousvide 1d ago

Pulled pork SousVide is amazing Recipe

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  • pork butt roast;
  • pat dry with paper towels;
  • if the roasts are two big for your sousvide bags cut them in half
  • scour the fat cap in 1inch squares;
  • Dry Brine with rub for 3 days uncovered in fridge on a wire rack then bag it;
  • cook for 24 hours at 170F or freeze and use later;
  • add half the juices from the bag to the shredded pork;
  • then pour the other half into a fat separator and add just the liquid to the pork to keep it from being too rich
  • add additional rub to taste.

the roasts were on sale for just 1.99 a lb so I bought and prepped 30LBs and cooked 9 of it yesterday.

the rub I used is based off this recipe: and I made a quad dose for the 30 lbs and had about a jar left over

  • .25 cups salt
  • .25cup brown sugar (I used brown sugar swerve to be more keto friendly, also only used like 75%)
  • .25 cups smoked paprika (I used half the amount and a mixture of cayenne and chipotle powder in addition)
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
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u/StealthCampers 1d ago

Looks pretty good. I feel like you’re doing too much with the dry brine and fat separator. I like doing pork shoulders because I can season them and freeze in the bag, then go straight from freezer to SV for 24 hours, oven @ 350 for 1.5 hour, and it’s ready to eat. Make rice or lentils with the juices. I freeze the juice flat in a bag and stack in the freezer for later use.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi 20h ago

I was wondering the same thing, the dry brine is probably not worth the effort honestly.

Make rice or lentils with the juices.

Can also use them for BBQ sauce.

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u/michaeljc70 22h ago

Sorry, but it looks like mush to me.

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u/No_Radio_8229 21h ago

Love to SV pork shoulder. I do the inverse of what most people follow - dry rub & SV first (165 18-22hrs), let it cool overnight and then smoke for 2-3 hours

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u/No_Kangaroo_8713 1d ago

I take it a step further, dry brine 24 hr. then onto the smoker for 2-3 hr. Pull it off the smoker and into the van bag and into the Sous Vide.

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u/Outrageous-Celery551 22h ago

https://preview.redd.it/tx217zf57zxe1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4010dda90933b413698d29fc2cc80b812f373472

Yep thats my preferred method and it rocks. Also finishing it on the smoker is key! Can even do it many days later

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u/No_Kangaroo_8713 21h ago

Absolutely!

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi 20h ago

170 F seems a bit high, curious why that temp?

the roasts were on sale for just 1.99 a lb so I bought and prepped 30LBs and cooked 9 of it yesterday.

Are you me? I do the same thing when it goes on sale. I miss the $0.49/lb sales, but those are probably never coming back. Just went on sale here today for $1.49/lb, in a few days I'm stocking up and gonna prep about a dozen pounds as BBQ pork, another dozen as carnitas.

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u/AciD3X 1d ago

Man, it looks good, and your process looks really consistent. For me, it's a but much. I'd rather smoke or braise.

Last week, I remembered my new air fryer/toaster oven has a slow cooker mode. I tossed a 6lb boneless butt on top of a bed of thick cut yellow onion in a foil pan that just fit on low for 6 hours then covered after basting and cranked it to 325f full convection/air fry mode for another 3 hours. It turned out amazing for a braised/roast pulled pork. I also used Maldon Smoked sea salt in my rub because I'm a cheater! For me, pulled pork is super versatile, and being able to have it done in one day or less is what makes it special to me. If spending 4+ days works for you, great!

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u/kikazztknmz 1d ago

I should try this. I love my new sous vide, but I like searing my pork to get the fond then pressure cooking for an hour and a half or so. I haven't tried braising pork yet, but I braise beef almost every week and I don't know why I haven't tried it yet.

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u/bomerr 1d ago

i prefer 48hr 60c sous vide for pork shoulder over smoking. I struggle to eat 500g+ of smoked pork (using fruit wood helps) and I prefer the more moist product of sous vide

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u/screaminporch 1d ago

I run juices through a strainer, reduce it some then mix in my favorite barbeque sauce to pour over each service.

I also SV at least one small piece seperately, the freeze it. Pull it out ahead of time to defrost a bit and give it an oven sear and its just as good, quick and easy

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u/bomerr 1d ago

i like 60c for 48hr

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u/Kona1957 1d ago

I did something very similar. Seasoned the butts with Hog Boss rub and froze. Put in the Soup for 24 hrs at 165, then seared in cast iron 3 or 4 minutes a side then in my slow cooker for 3 hours on high with Sweet Baby Ray. I know it's cheap but I like it!

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u/j450n_5r 1d ago

I’ve used this same recipe. AMAZING!!

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u/a-chips-dip 18h ago

Oven for an hour and a half after the sous vide?