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Smoked Apple Pork Butt

By CarolynUp • Pork Shoulder • Cuisine?
4.50 Prep: 30m Cook: 240m
Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  • ½ cup kosher salt
  • ⅓ cup ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup ground paprika
  • ¼ cup garlic powder
  • ¼ cup Italian seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • ½ cup apple cider
  • ¼ cup apple juice concentrate
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 drops liquid smoke flavoring
  • 7 pounds bone-in pork butt
  • ½ cup yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 cup whiskey barrel wood chips (such as Jack Daniel's®)
  • ½ cup apple wood chips
  • ½ cup apple juice concentrate
  • ½ cup water
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025