24+ Cooking 8 Pound Pork Shoulder, Background. Cook for 40 minutes per pound or until an instant read thermometer reaches 180f. Then remove aluminum and cook for 3 more hours adding the broth of the pernil/pork shoulder every hour.
Pork shoulder normally takes up a whole afternoon of cooking, but i really don't like smelling the pork all day and getting hungry, so i opt to cook it overnight. This should take 6 to 8 we used a small boneless shoulder, about 3.5 lbs and it hit 210 f internal temp in about four hours on. Pork shoulder normally takes up a whole afternoon of cooking, but i really don't like smelling the pork all day and getting hungry, so i opt to cook it overnight.
So from an 8 pound shoulder, you should receive around 4 pounds of pulled pork.
Then remove aluminum and cook for 3 more hours adding the broth of the pernil/pork shoulder every hour. This pork shoulder is super flavorful because it's both brined and marinated. With so many variables to account for; So you can literally plunk it on the.