Boston butt

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. Boston butt is the most common cut used for pulled pork, a staple of barbecue in the southern United States.

In the United Kingdom, Boston butt is known as pork shoulder on the bone, since regular pork shoulder normally has the bone removed and then rolled and tied back into a joint.

History of the name and cut

In pre-revolutionary New England and into the American Revolutionary War, some pork cuts (not those highly valued, or "high on the hog", like loin and ham) were packed into casks or barrels (also known as "butts") for storage and shipment. The way the hog shoulder was cut in the Boston area became known in other regions as "Boston butt". In the UK it is known as "pork hand and spring", or simply "pork hand".

In Spanish the cut is known as paleta de puerco, and is the main ingredient in the Mexican dish carnitas and in the Cuban dish lechon asado.

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'People don't believe it' when they find out who the head cook is at this ...

Chatanooga Times Free Press 27 Apr 2025
Leading lady at Barque making her mark in barbecue. (READ MORE ... Roberson will usually put the brisket and pork butts in the smoker around 6 p.m ... "I cooked the collard greens, the ribs, the brisket, the pork butt, the brisket chili," Roberson said ... ....
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Armed Forces Day parade, Nightfall, ...

Chatanooga Times Free Press 26 Apr 2025
Here's what's happening this week in the Chattanooga area ... ARTS ... April 27 ... Tenth annual event features 14 teams competing in best ribs, pork butt and other categories, live bluegrass, food trucks, children's activities and door prizes, 11 a.m.-5.30 p.m.
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No burgers but plenty of crawfish at this iconic New Orleans music festival

Times Union 24 Apr 2025
blues, gospel, folk, Cajun zydeco and more ... “We dry rub all those pork butts every night and they smoke all night long,” said Shayne Brunet, whose family has operated a stall at the festival for more than two decades ... As for attendees of the festival ... .
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Cutting out food chemicals cured my depression and asthma... it's easy and you'll never have ...

The Daily Mail 23 Apr 2025
'We'll have chicken wings, or some kind of fish, like halibut, or we'll have barbecue where I'll roast a pork butt in the crock pot for, like, eight hours while their kids are at school, and it'll be ready when they get home.’.
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Grill on the Hill offers BBQ competition, smoky bites, live music + Treetops golf

Michigan Live 22 Apr 2025
GAYLORD, MI - Thick slabs of brisket, pork butt and racks of ribs will take center stage over heaps of charcoal and seasoned wood for Treetops Resort’s popular “Grill on the Hill,” planned for May 3 ...Join us for this mouthwatering event ... ....
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10th Annual Battle Below The Clouds BBQ Festival Coming To Ruby Falls May 3rd

The Pulse 17 Apr 2025
... to 4.30 p.m. ... Spectator admission is free to the all-day festival (though donations are encouraged) ... ... Cheer on fifteen teams of barbecue enthusiasts going snout to snout for best ribs, pork butt, and more ... ... 5.45 AM ....
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Back to Basics: Ćevapčići, or Czech skinless sausage, is a perfect for grilling season

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 11 Apr 2025
1 pound ground pork* ... *Can be substituted with another pound of ground beef, pork sausage, ground turkey or ground lamb ... Ground pork is typically made from the pork shoulder (also known as Boston butt) and sometimes includes trimmings from the loin.
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The Meat Locker meeting meat needs in the Lake Country | The Union-Recorder

The Union-Recorder 10 Apr 2025
Once past the sauces, seasonings and pork skins — packaged for sale the way God intended, inside a gallon zipper bag — the eyes go to the meat of the store ... There are also chicken wings, ground beef, ribs, pre-made kebabs, pork loins, butts and chops.
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