Chris Lilly’s Six-Time World Championship Pork Shoulder

Pulled Pork Shoulder

Lilly is the only five-time champion of the Memphis in May BBQ cook-off – aka the “Super Bowl of Swine” – and the author of Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets From a Legendary Barbecue Joint. The title is no joke: The Alabama BBQ joint is considered one of the most important and influential in America.

Pulled Pork Shoulder

Chris Lilly’s Six-Time World Championship Pork Shoulder

Lilly is the only five-time champion of the Memphis in May BBQ cook-off – aka the “Super Bowl of Swine” – and the author of Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets From a Legendary Barbecue Joint. The title is no joke: The Alabama BBQ joint is considered one of the most important and most influential in America.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bob gibson, chris lilly, pulled pork
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 16 hours
Total Time: 17 hours
Servings: 16
Calories: 706kcal

Ingredients

Pork Injection

Instructions

Pre Cook

  • Mix all injection ingredients together and then Inject pork shoulder evenly with injection solution.
  • Apply a generous amount of rub onto meat. Pat so the rub will adhere.

The Cook

  • Place in a smoker and cook with indirect heat for 16 hours on 225°F. Serve with sauce on the side or paint shoulder with sauce the last 20 minutes of cooking. When done, the pork should pull off the bones easily. The internal temperature of the pork should reach at least 195°F.
  • Because you are cooking to temperature and not time that you use a professional Barbecue Thermometer like the ThermoWorks BlueDot or for the BBQ enthusiast the ThermoWorks Signals. Links are above in the Cooking Tools section.

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Nutrition

Calories: 706kcal
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