I'm trying to keep the pics to a minimum, not sure if I did though. Sorry!! This is a pig I cooked this weekend during deer camp. (for a party saturday)
Had a friend dig the pit with a backhoe earlier in the week. Had company Tuesday and Wednesday, Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, then cleaned the pig Friday and started burning wood that night....
Dehaired the pig with a blow torch...
Scraped and washed pig...
Then put the pig on ice til needed.
Started burning wood....
The burning of the wood is a party in itself. :)
Seasoned the pig with dry rub, injected with beef broth/cayenne/onion/garlic... filled the inside with apples, onions, whole garlic heads and jalapenos....
wrapped pig in a layer of foil, then burlap, then chicken wire to keep it together...
Used baling wire handles for easy lifting.
Wet the burlap....
Placed a rack over the hot coals in the pit...
Then a sheet of burnt tin. (saved tin from the last three underground cooked pigs)
Covered the hole and buried it...
Let the pig cook overnight....
The pig was moist and tender...
I sprinkled some of the pig with dry rub and served sauces on the side...
Thanks for checking out my underground pig!
