Pulled Pork and Mashed Potatoes

Well, this is the very first entry on "A Fistful of Charcoal" a Blog dedicated to grilling, smoking, Barbecuing, and other manly activities that are done during summer, and other parts of the year.

This first entry is 2 days late, it is a record of this past Sundays BBQ activities. What was served was pulled pork, with a side of Ceder planked mashed potatoes.

Lets look at the Pork first. It was first rubbed down with just a basic store bought rub and marinated in a heaving plastic zip-lock bag over night. The next mourning I got up to hear the loons calling back and forth on the lake, and lit up the BBQ for indirect heat, and lots of hickory smoke. Bellow is the pork after 4 hours in.


Every hour it was being basted with a vinegar based mop sauce to keep it moist, plus ad more flavour to the meat. Bellow is a picture of the pork after 9hours, at the very end.



at the 8hour and 30minute mark it was time to put the potatoes on. Now this might sound strange, I thought it was too when I read about it on another forum. Let me tell you this though, they turned out fantastic. First thing was to make mashed potatoes the night before, I mixed Basil, Garlic salt, Garlic powder, and Pepper in with them. Then let them cool and in the fridge they went. The next day before putting them on the ceder planks I mixed some shredded cheddar cheese into them, and put mozzarella on top. Cooked until browned on the outside and cheese is melted.


So there you have it, the first post of many to "A fistful of Charcoal" I hope you are hungry, see you again next week.