50th Anniversary Pig Roast

[bud-wie-ser]

My parents celebrated their 50th anniversary this past weekend, so we roasted a whole pig for the party.

This piggy was 110 lbs from the butcher. Mrs Bud did the honors of seasoning the pig while I watched and learned.




The seasoning is a paste of Garlic, Onions, Green peppers, Tomatoes, Parsley, Cilantro, Olive Oil, and Goya Sazon with some fresh basil leaves added in for good measure.
The paste is rubbed inside and outside of the pig, and into deep slashes made in the muscle tissue. Goya Adobo was also added inside and outside.


I scabbed together a rotisserie from an old gearbox we had laying around.




A generous pile of Charcoal and off we go!




This is about 4 hours in and starting to color up nicely.




Had to protect the piggy from the rainstorm.


After about 9 hours we let him take a little rest.


And now the fun begins.




Now heres the cake, courtesy of Mrs. Bud


We all had a great time and I'm sure this wont be our last pig roast!
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[Tombigbeeriverdawg]

bud-wie-ser, we did the same thing a few years back for my MoM and Dad. Thats what they wanted so my brother and i made it happen.
Congrats on having cool and loving parents. There is nothing as awsome than that.
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[sparks58]

Snappin' armpits Bud-wie-ser. That porker looks fabulous. Allways wanted to do one of those guys. Hats off to Mrs. Bud for the killer lookin' cake. I'd say you two knock it outa the park.
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[Big Ron]

looks like a lot of fun!! Nice work
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[Hell Fire Grill]

Looks like Mrs.Wiser handeled the hog like a pro. Helluva job done. Nice pot garden too.

[Big Bears BBQ]

Nice looking pig..............looks like a lot fun

[rodneymeatsnsweets]

WOW! That pig roast looks awesome. Thanks for sharing the fun

[BBQMAN]

That is really cool- great job from you and Mrs. Bud to make it happen!

Congrats to the folks on their 50th- quite a mile-stone in these days and times!

The cake looks fantastic too.
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[patruns]

Very nice looking pig. I much prefer them pit spit roasted. That was the way we used to do it in Serbia, except with a car battery for power. Hired the village drunk to come and get the fire going early while the rest of us slept. A few glasses of cheap rakija and he was a happy man.

Sadly, dad had an outdoor wood fired oven made and it has never tasted the same again.
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[Smokin' Hoglegs]

Looks great! You are a lucky man to have a lady who can do up a pig so nice, then turn around and make a pretty cake like that!

Well done!
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[bud-wie-ser]

Thanks to everyone for all of the positive comments. I have been wanting to do a pig roast for over a year now and this just seemed like the most fitting occasion to make it happen.
Mrs Bud has done pig roasts with her family when she was younger, so she insisted on doing all of the prep and seasoning.
This was a lot of work, but the smiles on my parents faces during the whole party makes it all worthwhile.

We had around 75 people show up, so the 111 lb pig gave us plenty of leftovers.
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[Soapm]

Looks great.

Is it normal to see a pigs ribs like that? I thought they were fattened up before the party. I guess I need to get out of the city one day.

[daddywoofdawg]

I like the spit set-up.Tell the misses that she has a twin,when I saw her I thought that was the person I know!
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[k.a.m.]

bud-wie-ser, first I would like to say CONGRATULATIONS to your parents on their anniversary. Awesome job on the pig roast, the pig looks fantastic, and I love your set up. Please tell Mrs. Bud that she did an excellent job on prepping the pig and her cake looks awesome. Nicely done to both of you.
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[bud-wie-ser]

Soapm, I think what you are seeing there is the folds in the fat layer.

Daddywoofdawg, She has plenty of sisters, but no twins. I guess its twin sisters from different mothers.

K.A.M., I will make sure to relay your congratulations.

Thanks Again!
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[messerist]

Great job! Your rotisserie set up is genius. We are doing a 150 pounder on Friday. I hope it turns out as fine as yours.
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