Smoked Pork Loin with Apple-Bourbon Sauce

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Eric's Brisket Method
Eric's Method for Drunken Texas Beans
Stacy's Bouef Bourguignon
Eric's Smoked Texas Chili
Rancho Gordo Beans and Bean Club
Troutman's Ribs - Step By Step Primer
Grilled Pork Chops: Harissa Marinade
Light My (Hasty Bake) Fire

Eric
#1

Smoked Pork Loin with Apple-Bourbon Sauce

October 8, 2016, 06:45 PM

Smoking a pork loin and made Chris Lilly's Apple-Bourbon BBQ sauce to go with it. The sauce is amazing. Cannot wait for this.
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DWCowles

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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
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October 8, 2016, 06:55 PM

Sounds good
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ecowper

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Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove

Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)

Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set

Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt

Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ"

Cookbooks to check out - Raichlen's "Brisket Chronicles" and anything by Adam Perry Lang.

Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"

Some Posts in Pitmaster to check out:

Eric's Brisket Method
Eric's Method for Drunken Texas Beans
Stacy's Bouef Bourguignon
Eric's Smoked Texas Chili
Rancho Gordo Beans and Bean Club
Troutman's Ribs - Step By Step Primer
Grilled Pork Chops: Harissa Marinade
Light My (Hasty Bake) Fire

Eric
#3

October 8, 2016, 09:04 PM

Finished product
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Breadhead commented

October 8, 2016, 09:25 PM

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Looks great.👍 Nice cook. Was the sauce killer?

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ecowper commented

October 8, 2016, 09:51 PM

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Breadhead the sauce was f'ing amazing

#3.3

Breadhead commented

October 8, 2016, 11:40 PM

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A great sauce is to die for... ask the French & Chinese Chef's.👌
DWCowles

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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
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October 8, 2016, 09:59 PM

Beautiful
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#5

October 9, 2016, 01:15 AM

What did you use for the rub, MMD? I'm doing this ASAP!

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ecowper commented

October 9, 2016, 09:59 AM

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I took the rub and sauce straight from Chris Lilly's book. Rubbed and Grilled Pork Loin on page 60, and the apple bourbon bbq sauce.

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Nate commented

October 10, 2016, 06:58 AM

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It is best to just trust Chris Lilly... I have found his rubs, sauces, injections are built in a way that adds and layers complimentary flavor profiles... Adjusting or using something different seems to just take away from it.

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ecowper commented

October 10, 2016, 09:24 AM

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I always cook something as designed the first time.
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#6

October 9, 2016, 05:24 AM

That looks amazing. Going to have to try that for sure.
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ecowper

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Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove

Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)

Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set

Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt

Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ"

Cookbooks to check out - Raichlen's "Brisket Chronicles" and anything by Adam Perry Lang.

Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"

Some Posts in Pitmaster to check out:

Eric's Brisket Method
Eric's Method for Drunken Texas Beans
Stacy's Bouef Bourguignon
Eric's Smoked Texas Chili
Rancho Gordo Beans and Bean Club
Troutman's Ribs - Step By Step Primer
Grilled Pork Chops: Harissa Marinade
Light My (Hasty Bake) Fire

Eric
#7

October 9, 2016, 10:32 AM

Steve R. And carolts ..... this is the Chris Lilly recipe I used for the rub and pork loin .... and this is what I used for the sauce.
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ecowper

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Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove

Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)

Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set

Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt

Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ"

Cookbooks to check out - Raichlen's "Brisket Chronicles" and anything by Adam Perry Lang.

Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"

Some Posts in Pitmaster to check out:

Eric's Brisket Method
Eric's Method for Drunken Texas Beans
Stacy's Bouef Bourguignon
Eric's Smoked Texas Chili
Rancho Gordo Beans and Bean Club
Troutman's Ribs - Step By Step Primer
Grilled Pork Chops: Harissa Marinade
Light My (Hasty Bake) Fire

Eric
#8

October 9, 2016, 10:34 AM

Also, that sauce is even more amazing today than it was yesterday
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Steve R. commented

October 15, 2016, 11:03 AM

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Thanks for the tip! I read that and went ahead and made the sauce last night in preparation for cooking the meat today. I tasted it just now and I have this weird urge to slap my momma. Strange. 🤔😁

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ecowper commented

October 15, 2016, 11:07 AM

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Hah! It's definitely "slap yo mama" good
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#9

October 10, 2016, 06:14 AM

Did you use the bourbon or vanilla extract?
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ecowper commented

October 10, 2016, 09:25 AM

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I used bourbon, just as called for in Chris Liley's original recipe.
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October 10, 2016, 07:01 AM

Glad to hear you like this recipe. I have been itching to try this... Chris Lilly is one of the undisputed champions of pork in my opinion... his world championship pork butt recipe is killer.
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#11

October 10, 2016, 09:10 AM

That looks gorgeous. Man or man that sauce sounds good. Nice work ECO!!
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October 10, 2016, 09:25 AM

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It was outstanding! You should give this one a whirl Spinaker

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