Plate 'N' Playlist: Bad To The Bone

On The Mend!

(Scroll down to "The Playlist" and hit play before reading... works better that way!)

Had your shoulder, knee, hip or (anything else for that matter) replaced? We feel for you and know how it feels to be jacked up, laid up and tore up... no fun!

Well kids... when you're on "the Mend", there's only one thing to do. Mix up a good cocktail, eat well, sit back and enjoy some tunes.

Today, with the help of our good friend and Director of research Ian Doige, we have assembled the perfect mix for your recovery.

It's all gonna be fine... pull up a chair and put your feet up.

The pots are on!

The Plate...

Smoked Pork Butt

Well... when you have a little time on your hands and you feel like your own butt has been smoked there's only one thing to do. Pull up a chair and smoke a big ole butt yourself. It definitely cures what ails you.

We'll start with a little marinade, some dry rub and some glue... Yep, some glue. Don't worry, it's all gonna be fine.

What you need...

The marinade-

2 cups cider vinegar

1 cup corn oil

1 can pineapple concentrate

1/4 cup salt

1/4 cup smoked paprika

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

!/4 cup fresh ground pepper

1 chicken bouillon cube / dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water

The dry rub -

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup of salt

1/3 cup black pepper

1/4 cup smoked paprika

1 tbsp each- garlic, onion chili powder

1 tbsp each- celery salt, ground cumin, sage and cayenne pepper

The Glue-

2 tbsp yellow mustard

1 tbsp honey

And don't forget -

1 pork butt / about 5-6 pounds

you'll also need some apple or hickory chips soaked in water for about an hour

What you do...

Marinade-

Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and whisk them together.

Put about a cup of the marinade to the side to use for basting.

Inject a little marinade (with a cajun injector) into the butt in several places.

Place the butt in a big ole resealable bag and cover with the remaining marinade.

Marinate in the fridge overnight.

The Rub-

Take the pork but out of the fridge and pat dry.

Cover the pork with a coat of the "glue" and sprinkle with the dry rub mixture.

Smoking-

Set your grill up for indirect heat. One side hot (where the coals are) and one side cool (no coals)

You want your grill to be about 225-250 degrees.

Add the wood chips to the grill and your off.

Place the pork butt on the grill (on the cool side).

After 2 hours baste with the marinade and cook for 1 more hour.

Baste again and cook for 1 more hour. Repeat one more time (we are now 5 hours in).

Remove the pork from the grill and wrap in aluminum foil and return to the grill until the pork butt Reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees.

Remove from the heat and let it stand for about 15 minutes.

Slice or pull apart with large forks.

Enjoy!

The Playlist...

Bad To The Bone

Well... feeling "Bad to the Bone"? Just sit back and crank up the tunes. Hopefully these will help take your mind off the pain. If not take another pill.

Tracy can tell you how you got into this mess with his anatomy class. And when you go to rehab and break out in a "Cold Sweat" for goodness sake just jump up and do the "Hippy Hippy Shake"!

It's all good...

The "Playlist" runs on Spotify- Click on the link to listen to Bad To The Bone

Just take two of these

and call me in the morning... Thank you Dr. Ian

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