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Oct 16 - Delicious; Libation B to comment with recipes
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Oct 30 - open
Nov 6 - Chili Crock, sponsored by Rob McMurtrie
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Crocktober UPDATE
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Carnitas Recipe:
Take one pork shoulder. You decide the weight. The one I used was about 3.5. lbs. While it is still tied score the fat and rub down the whole piece with spices. I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin and a little cayenne. Refrigerate for a couple of hours. Next you want to brown the meat in a large pot or pan with some olive oil over medium heat. Slightly brown both sides. Add one chopped onion. Four bell peppers cut into strips. Let cook for just a bit. Then add chopped serano pepper (you can also use habaneros or jalapenos or other chile pepper). I used two serranos. Remember to core out the seeds and membrane unless you want a bunch of heat. Then add four cloves of chopped garlic. Then add one can of PBR. Let cook for just a bit then transfer everything to your crockpot.
Then add one can of whole tomatoes and crush them up as you add them and then more PBR to cover everything. Set the crock pot on low and cook overnight. The next morning drain about 3/4 of the liquid. Remove the butcher string holding the shoulder together. Then add one more can of tomatoes, one PBR and any spices you'd like. Chilli powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper. Let cook for another hour uncovered and then add one can of tomato paste. Cook another hour uncovered so that your sauce thickens a little. Taste everything to make sure your spices are in correct balance and then add more if necessary.
This week I served it over rice and made fresh guagamole and chopped cilantro to put on top. But you can also pull apart the meat and make carnitas tacos. Or make sandwiches on a good baguette. Basically with stewed pork your options are endless.
Enjoy.
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