Just Bought A Pork Butt, What Way To Cook It ?

[dieseldick]

ive never heard of a pork butt, in asian supermarket today i bought a 2kilo slab of it, what way should i cook it ? is it the same as pork shoulder ?

slow cooker or oven ? thanks

[granny grump]

Boston butt or pork butt is the American name for a cut of pork that comes from the upper part of the shoulder from the front leg and may contain the blade bone.[1] Boston butt is the most common cut used for pulled pork, a staple of barbecue in the southern United States.

[Tilly2]

Well, it won't fit in the slow cooker will it? Not a 2 kilo piece. Not unless you have an extremely big, slow cooker.

I would roast it in the oven like any other joint.

Never heard of pork butt either. Is it the pigs bottom?

[granny grump]

GranddadG says best way will probably be to roast it

[Tilly2]

Not its bottom then, Granny? Thanks.

[MargoTester]

Is this where we say 'yum yum pig's bum' like we did as children?

[hc4361]

How much was it?

[ummmm]

This is a really really nice recipe.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pork-recipes/6-hour-slow-roasted-pork-shoulder/#YyaELv8gltxM6bME.97

[dieseldick]

thanks

but its not like a roast with a layer of fat around it , where i can roast it and get crackling, it is more like this in the link below with hardly any fat .

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/raw-rolled-pork-joint-on-salad-leaves-high-res-stock-photography/56307601

[ummmm]

You could still cook it like the recipe but skip the crackling stages and keep it covered in foil.