Can the Masterbuilt Smoker Handle a Filipino Lechon-Style Roast Pork? 🐷🔥

whole pig

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

rock salt

🥗Healthier: sea salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Sea salt offers a similar flavor with less processing.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and offers a similar taste.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a unique flavor profile.

Score the entire outside of the Boston butt roast in a diamond pattern, top and bottom.

Liberally coat the roast with kosher salt.

Apply dad dust (50% granulated onion, 50% granulated garlic, splash of MSG) generously into the cracks and crevices.

Sprinkle 16 mesh black pepper over the roast.

Use colam liquid seasoning as a binder for the spices.

Prepare lemongrass by beating it with a mallet to release oils, then cut into chunky pieces.

Make holes in the roast and insert garlic cloves, lemongrass, and onion pieces into the holes.

Refrigerate the seasoned roast for a while (ideally a couple of days, but not necessary).

Set up the Masterbuilt gravity-fed smoker with charcoal and wood chunks.

Preheat the smoker to 180°F.

Place a pan to catch juices in the smoker and add a rack for extra smoke.

After 30 minutes, spritz the roast with a mixture of 50/50 water and apple cider vinegar.

After 1.5 hours, check the pork; it should be at about 105°F.

Increase the smoker temperature to 250°F to finish cooking.

Prepare a quick sasawan (dipping sauce) by rough chopping fresh tomato and garlic, adding 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup white vinegar, and colam seasoning.

Let the sasawan mellow while the roast finishes cooking.

After 7 hours, wrap the roast to help it cook faster and increase the temperature to 350°F.

Cook the wrapped roast for an additional 30 minutes to 1 hour until it reaches 180°F.

Let the roast rest for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Slice the roast around the bones and serve with sasawan.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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