Thursday, April 7, 2011

Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork

Our favorite dinner of ALL time is Pork tacos!! Pork is also so fun to make, as my favorite infomercial would say "Just Set It, and Forget it!"  You can throw anything in the crock pot and let it cook to perfection!  LOVE IT!  Experimenting is always fun too! :)  This is probably one of our favorites tho, it was a perfect sweetness, and a nice spicy after taste! Superb!

Ingredients:
1 whole Large Onion
1 whole Pork Shoulder ("pork Butt") - 5 To 7 Pounds ( we usually only use half a pork)
Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 can (11 Ounce) Chipotle Peppers In Adobo Sauce
2 cans Dr. Pepper
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

Directions:

  • Peel the onion and cut it into wedges. Lay them in the bottom of crock pot.
  • Generously salt and pepper the pork roast, then set it on top of the onions in the pan.Pour the can of chipotle peppers over the pork (include the sauce.) Pour in both cans of Dr Pepper. Add brown sugar to the juice and stir in.
  • Cook for at least six hours, turning roast two or three times during the cooking process. Check meat after six hours; it should be absolutely falling apart (use two forks to test.) If it’s not falling apart, keep it cooking for another hour.
  • Remove meat from pot and place on a cutting board or other work surface. Use two forks to shred meat, discarding large pieces of fat. Strain as much of the fat off the top of the cooking liquid as you can and discard it.(I didn't know how to do this, so we just left it) Return the shredded meat to the cooking liquid, and keep warm until ready to serve. This completes the meal and the juices soak inot the pork!
  • Then we got our corn tortillas, sour cream, avocado, refried beans, and cheese, layered them on and ate till we were sick!

1 comment:

  1. Honestly, I think I need to make a visit to Rexburg just so I can eat at your place. Yummy.

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