Smoking a Pork Scotch Like a Brisket

In this video i'm going to be smoking a pork scotch like a brisket!

Pork scotch is a great cut for pulled pork and they also make for great sliced smoked pork too! There's a fine line between the texture for getting nice slices like in the video or getting pulled pork where it's too soft to slice, so if you're following along to get slices, just be mindful of that!

This pork scotch weighed 1.7kg, after I trimmed it i'd estimate it to have been around 1.5kg. I seasoned it, smoked it at 250F/120c using cherry wood for 3 hours until I was happy with the bark and colour. The internal temperature was around 165F/74c after 3 hours too which is when I decided to boat the pork scotch.
I boated the pork scotch with 2 tablespoons of beef tallow and let it continue cooking until it was probing nicely around 205F/96c internally which took around 3.5 hours more to get there, so around a 6.5 hour cook in total.

It's up to you whether you want to boat, wrap in butchers paper, not wrap in foil or wrap completely in foil. Each method will cause your cooking times to vary along with many other factors.

The end result of smoking this pork scotch like a brisket was some juicy, tender and flavoursome slices of pork! I'll definitely be doing this again.

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[MTDixonSr]

Mr Palmer, I discovered you channel a few weeks ago. Your videos are great and I definitely subscribed. I have a Weber Kettle and your videos helped me smoke some great meals. Thank you :)

[nathanegeland]

That looks elite! Such a good alternative to a normal roast

[Harry-epck]

Saw some at Austral Meats today. Should have grabbed one. Thanks for the video mate

[franklutton]

if smoking/cooking meat on a electric pellet smoker would that be considered vaping your meat ????

[prdoohan]

Hi Aaron, do you have any feedback about the heat beads coconut charcoal? Any style they are best for? Low & slow vs hot fast?

I'm looking at trying them out and seeing what type of cooking they are good for. If all works out, I'll do a 15% price match for a few 10kg bags at Mega10. Bunnings are usually slightly cheaper and it's the only product of the exact same type both stores have in stock. I note they have different bag sizes of the same product at each store, presumably to prevent price matching.

[MoojuicerNZ]

What would you recommend as a side to go along with this?

[robmccauley]

Hey Aaron what knife are you using for trimming in this video?

[paulroueche]

I live in the U S. Why is it called a Scotch Roast.?