PORK STEAK

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When Snow's BBQ in Lexington was named best barbecue in Texas by _Texas Monthly_ magazine in June 2008, Tootsie Tomanetz became an instant star in the barbecue world. It's odd that her significant skill as a pitmaster was "discovered" only after more than thirty years of tending pits. As one of thee rare female pitmasters in Texas, she says some folks insist on calling her a chef because they don't feel comfortable applying the pitmaster moniker to a woman, but Tootsie is no doubt a master of the many pit types out behind Snow's. Even several years removed from the initial stardom, she still gets asked every Saturday morning to pose for photos. Always humble, this reluctant star says she is just a "plain old country girl" who has lived her entire life in either Lexington or Giddings, just seventeen miles away, and would just as soon keep a low profile. That's going to be tough if she keeps showing up at 2 a.m. every Saturday to cook some of Texas' best pork, and she has no plans to stop, even at age seventy-seven.

Provided by Daniel Vaughn

Number Of Ingredients 3

Boston butt sliced into steaks 2 to 3 inches thick
Equal parts coarsely ground pepper and table salt.
Mop the meat a couple of times on either side with a mix of water, butter, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard.

Steps:

  • MEAT: Boston butt sliced into steaks 2 to 3 inches thick
  • RUB: Equal parts coarsely ground pepper and table salt. Apply rub at least a day before smoking.
  • WOOD: Texas post oak cooked down to coals.
  • PIT: Rectangular steel pit with a hinged steel lid.
  • FIRE: Apply a thin even layer of hot coals onto bottom of cooker. Place meat on the grate after the lid gets warm.
  • TIME: Cook the steaks over direct heat for about 6 hours. To hold the meat just let the fire die down after the 6-hour cooking time.
  • IT'S DONE WHEN: A fork slides in easily
  • REST THE MEAT: No need
  • PRO TIP: Mop the meat a couple of times on either side with a mix of water, butter, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard.

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