How to Make Butt Ham: Delicious Recipes

Don’t you just love butt ham? It’s delicious, affordable, and can be used in an almost infinite number of ways. In this blog post, we are going to teach you how to make butt ham.

Well, not exactly “how to” as much as a few different recipes for it. But that shouldn’t stop you from learning how to make butt ham at home so that you can enjoy this cut of meat whenever the craving strikes.

When it comes to pork, there are many options.

So let’s get started!

What is Butt Ham?

Butt ham is just a fancy name for pork shoulder. It comes from the fatty area below the pig’s front leg and behind its shoulder.

This is a very inexpensive cut of meat, making it a favorite for folks who are on a budget. But you can also buy a boneless cut or bone-in cut of pork shoulder if you prefer.

There is a large controversy over whether shank is better than butt ham, but for the purposes of this blog, butt ham is the definitely the most delicious!

When you buy a piece of butt ham, you’re getting a lot more than just the meat. This meat comes with a significant amount of fat and connective tissue.

The fat and connective tissue help to keep the meat moist during the cooking process.

This is what makes the cut so tasty, but it also means that you will need to cook it for a much longer period of time than you would a leaner cut like steak.

How to Make Butt Ham?

If you want to really treat yourself and your family, there’s nothing better than homemade pork butt ham. Now, if you’re expecting it to be like the butt ham you buy at the store, you’re going to be disappointed.

But that is because the commercial version is precooked and only needs to be warmed up as part of the preparation process. With homemade butt ham, you have to start with raw pork shoulder.

You’ll need to brine it, cook it, and then let it sit in a roasting pan in the oven for hours to finish off the cooking process.

Is it Ham Butt or Butt Ham? Maybe Pork Butt?

While there are several ways to call it, Ham Butt, Butt Ham, or Pork Butt, are all correct.

No need to overthink it, in the end, it’s delicious and we will gladly devour it regardless of the name.

Butt Ham Recipes

Crock Pot Butt Ham Recipe

If you happen to have a few hours to spare, you can slow cook your ham in a crock pot to make it really tender and delicious. You’ll want to start this recipe the day before you plan to serve the ham. Here are the ingredients you’ll need.

  • 1/2 gallon of water
  • 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons of salt
  • 1/3 cup of pickling spices
  • 7 lb boneless pork shoulder
  • 1/2 cup of liquid smoke
  • 1 cup of apple cider vinegar

Now, here is what you’ll need to do. Start by mixing together all the brine ingredients and then pour it into a large pot. If you are cooking a smaller piece of pork, you can use a pot instead of a Crock Pot.

Put the pork shoulder in the brine and make sure it’s submerged. If it’s not, you may want to weight it down.

Let it sit in the brine for at least an hour, or overnight. Take the pork out of the brine and pat it dry before putting it in your slow cooker.

Add the liquid smoke, vinegar, and any other spices that you like and stir to coat the meat. Put the lid on the slow cooker and set it on low.

Cook the ham for 12 hours and then take it out and let it cool for at least two hours.

Oven Baked Butt Ham Recipe

If you want to get the meat really tender, you can also bake it in the oven. You’ll need to allow about 12 hours for baking, but you can start the cooking process right before you go to bed and have a delicious butt ham ready for breakfast. Here are the Ingredients:

7 lb boneless pork shoulder – 1/2 cup of liquid smoke – 1 cup of apple cider vinegar

This is the same process as before but it is important you don’t mess it up! Start by mixing together all the brine ingredients and then pour it into a large pot. Remember, If you are cooking a smaller piece of pork, you can use a pot instead of a large pot.

Next, put the pork shoulder in the brine and make sure it’s submerged. You need it all under so it can soak in the juices in every section of the pork butt. Let it sit in the brine for at least an hour, or overnight.

Take the pork out of the brine and pat it dry before putting it in a roasting pan.

Add the liquid smoke, vinegar, and any other spices that you like and stir to coat the meat.

Finally, Put the lid on the roasting pan and set it in the oven. Bake the pork shoulder at 350 degrees for 12 hours. Then just like that you got your yourself a deliciously baked butt ham.

Smoked Butt Ham Recipe

If you have a smoker, you can smoke your butt ham. You’ll need to start the cooking process the day before you plan to serve the ham.

Ingredients: – 7 lb boneless pork shoulder – 1/2 cup of liquid smoke – 1 cup of apple cider vinegar

Instructions: – Start by mixing together all the brine ingredients and then pour it into a large pot. If you are cooking a smaller piece of pork, you can use a pot instead of a large pot. – Put the pork shoulder in the brine and make sure it’s submerged. If it’s not, you may want to weight it down. – Let it sit in the brine for at least an hour, or overnight. – Take the pork out of the brine and pat it dry before putting it in a roasting pan. – Add the liquid smoke, vinegar, and any other spices that you like and stir to coat the meat. – Put the lid on the roasting pan and set it in the smoker.

Smoke the pork for at least 4 hours, or as long as you can.

Spanish-Style Butt Ham

If you’d like to make a more Spanish-style butt ham, you can follow this recipe. You’ll want to start the cooking process the day before you plan to serve the ham.

Ingredients: – 7 lb boneless pork shoulder – 1/3 cup of paprika – 1/3 cup of garlic powder – 1/3 cup of ground cumin – 2 tsp of red pepper flakes – 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar

Instructions: – Start by mixing together all the spices and then pour it into a large pot. If you are cooking a smaller piece of pork, you can use a pot instead of a large pot. – Put the pork shoulder in the brine and make sure it’s submerged. If it’s not, you may want to weight it down. – Let it sit in the brine for at least an hour, or overnight. – Take the pork out of the brine and pat it dry before putting it in a roasting pan. – Add the spices, vinegar, and any other spices that you like and stir to coat the meat.

Put the lid on the roasting pan and set it in the oven. Bake the pork shoulder at 350 degrees for 12 hours.

Sugar-Coated Butt Ham

If you want a sweet and spicy treat, you can coat the baked pork shoulder in sugar and bake it again. You’ll want to start the cooking process the day before you plan to serve the ham.

Ingredients: – 7 lb boneless pork shoulder – 1/3 cup of brown sugar – 1/3 cup of chili powder – 1/3 cup of cumin – 2 tsp of red pepper flakes – 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar

Instructions: – Start by mixing together all the spices and then pour it into a large pot. If you are cooking a smaller piece of pork, you can use a pot instead of a large pot. – Put the pork shoulder in the brine and make sure it’s submerged. If it’s not, you may want to weight it down. – Let it sit in the brine for at least an hour, or overnight. – Take the pork out of the brine and pat it dry before putting it in a roasting pan. – Add the spices, vinegar, and any other spices that you like and stir to coat the meat.

Put the lid on the roasting pan and set it in the oven.

Conclusion

It’s important to know that when you are working on your butt ham recipes that you understand exactly the type of feel you are going for, especially during breakfast time. When it comes to Pork, we got you covered.

Here at Grillcharms we focus on providing you as many quick tips and recipes you need to make your grilling dreams come true. Your butt ham will turn out amazing! I know it will! Thanks for reading.

John Rinder
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