And I cooked it in the appliance seen here…the Rival Crock-Pot BBQ Pit! I KNEW I had a pic of this on my computer’s hard drive, so I didn’t have to download it again. This is exactly what my appliance looks like.
The original recipe can be found here: Beer Braised BBQ Pork Butt. It’s from a Food Network show called Good Deal With Dave Lieberman. This is a good show, as he shows you how to cook good meals with inexpensive ingredients…and pork butt is one of the cheapest cuts of meat out there.
Only you have to cook it for a long time to get it to be nice and tender. Dave cooks his in the oven, but who wants to do that in the middle of the summer? So I went and adapted it for my BBQ Pit appliance. You will probably get good results in a regular crock-pot, but don’t quote me on that, as I have yet to try this.
What I did was put the spice rub on the pork the night before, and set it in the fridge overnight. The next day, I put it in the BBQ Pit, without the rack, just directly into the crockery insert. I turned it on HIGH and cooked it for about two hours…and it was starting to smell wicked yummie by then.
Then I added the beer and garlic. If the crockery is hot, the beer should be at room temp, and NOT cold from the fridge. Otherwise, your crockery insert will crack, and then you’ll be sorry.
I used Samuel Adams Boston Lager, because that’s what I had on hand. But any good beer or ale will work as well.
The whole thing cooked for about 8 hours altogether. Then I removed the pork roast to a cutting board, and dumped the pan juices into a saucepan. Then I followed the recipe instructions for the BBQ sauce.
I also made the potato salad that goes with it…very yummie as well.
Enjoy! 
