Smoked Pork Shoulder with Lexington Sauce

Votes: 1

Time: 8 o'clock
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6 - 8

Lexington-style cooking originates from western North Carolina, where barbecue traditions are strong and passed down through generations. In this region, pork shoulder is predominantly used for smoking. The finished meat is then torn by hand along the grain and basted with Lexington sauce, which, unlike other barbecue sauces, is thinner and contains more vinegar than tomato paste. Thanks to the natural preservative acetic acid, the sauce can be refrigerated for several months.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 pork shoulder weighing 2.5 – 3.5 kg.
1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
10 tbsp. ketchup
0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tbsp. sugar
0.5 cups of water

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat the smoker using hickory and oak chips. When smoking the shoulder, the wood should burn down to coals, not ash.
Lightly salt the meat, place it on the grill, cover the smoker and smoke for 8 to 10 hours.

Combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently. If you prefer a spicier sauce, add more black pepper. After about 20 minutes, remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside.
When the pork is done, remove it from the smoker and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Then slice or tear it into pieces by hand. Serve the pork drizzled with Lexington sauce.

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