Smoked Rack of Pork

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 10-12 bone rack of pork
• Maple Brine or Apple Cider Brine
• 1/3 cup Honey BBQ rub (made without salt)

  or your favorite low-salt sweet rub
• 1/4 cup apple juice or apple cider for spritzing
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter for resting

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Prepare brine according to recipe and brine rack of pork for 8-12 hours.
• 2 Remove the roast from the brine and blot dry with paper towels.
• 3 Season roast evenly and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 4 Charcoal or gas unit: Set up for indirect cooking (two-zone cooking). Use apple,
  cherry, or pecan wood. Set a disposable aluminum drip pan below the grates under
  the rack of pork.
• 5 Pellet grill: Prepare your pellet grill for 375 degrees F. Use pecan, apple, or
  cherry wood pellets. If there is room, add a pan underneath the grates to catch
  the drippings.
• 6 Once your grill or smoker has come up to temp, place the roast bone side down on
  the grates. Insert a temperature probe (if using one), close the lid, and cook
  for roughly 60 minutes.
• 7 After that time, check on the roast and look for possible drying on the surface.
  Spritz with room-temperature apple juice, close the lid, and continue cooking
  until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145 degrees F.
• 8 Move roast over direct heat and sear for 3-5 minutes, using tongs to move it
  around.
• 9 If you are using a pellet grill, remove the roast and set aside. Increase the
  heat to 500 degrees F. Place the roast back in your grill or smoker and sear for
  3-5 minutes. Use tongs to turn the roast around as needed.
• 10 Once seared, remove the roast from the grill or smoker and place it on a clean
  cutting board.
• 11 Top with 3 pats of butter, and loosely tent with aluminum foil. Allow the meat
  to rest for 15-20 minutes before carving. The butter will melt and add a
  deliciously creamy, buttery flavor to your perfectly smoked rack of pork.
• 12 Turn the roast on its side with the bones facing upward. Carve between the bones
  into single chops. Serve with your favorite sides.
• 13 Store leftover pork roast in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to
  4 days. Freeze for up to 2 months.

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