Spicy Shredded Pork

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I love to try out new recipes no matter if they are ones I created in my head, ones I found on-line or in a  cookbook. Over the years, I have tried recipes from a lot of chefs, one who seems to match my cooking style is Rachael Ray. As a mother, you've got to appreciate the concept of a 30 Minute Meal! Rachael Ray often says that her recipes are just methods. She encourages her viewers to take her recipes and make them their own. I "Lori-ize" almost everything I cook, tailoring the recipe to my families taste. I decided to combine these two ideas and what you see here is the result. Each week I'll create a meal based on a recipe and let you know what we thought. I will give you the original recipe and let you know how I "Lori-ized" it.  Hope you enjoy Tasty Tuesday!

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I have heard lots of people rave about Pioneer Woman's recipes so I decided it was time to test one out.  I've actually had this recipe bookmarked for a while since a friend mentioned it to me.  I decided to try Spicy Shredded Pork because I got a pork shoulder on sale, and who can turn down a good sale when you have a recipe to go with it?

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I did make a few alterations to this recipe.  I used apple cider vinegar since I don't have white wine vinegar, and hey pork and apples go so I went with that.  I added more garlic, can you ever have too much garlic?  I added more chili powder and cumin, we like things spicy.  Oh and since we like things spicy I also added hot sauce, coriander, and paprika too.  I baked it in my roasting pan since I don't have a pan big enough with a lid, so tin foil had to do. 

I let it go to town for hours on end, and it was so done when it was time to eat dinner.
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I served it taco style as she suggested on her blog.  So we used soft shell wraps, cheese, salsa, and lettuce.

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I wasn't sure if I was going to like it once it was done.  I was surprised at how little flavor it had since I kicked up the suggested seasoning a few notches, but once it was in the wrap with the salsa it was really good.  Richard and I both agreed that it needed the sauce to give it the type of flavor we were looking for.  It was a nice change of pace from chicken and steak tacos.



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There certainly will be a next time because we had enough leftovers for 4 more nights.  We decided to package 2 with bar-b-que sauce added and the other 2 with salsa added.  We saved one of the bbq ones to have this week as a meal.  I hope it turns out as good as we suspect it was.  I will probably make this again, but with some alterations such as maybe creating a glaze to go over it or some kind of sauce to cook it in, although having the option of flavoring the leftovers in multiple ways was nice too.




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4 comments:

  1. I love the idea of pork tacos, like you said I tend tend to get stuck in a rut with chicken and beef. Great idea and the taco looks yummy!!

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  2. one of these days ill try pork tacos...they always look and sound good but i never actually make them!

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  3. That looks really good! I've made pulled pork before and really loved it. However, we eat a lot of chicken so I usually just throw some chicken in the slow cooker with some BBQ sauce and other spices and let it cook all day. Then I shred it and serve it on big buns! YUM. Have you tried Pioneer Woman's Chicken Tortilla Soup...it's sooooooo good. It has some kick to it too!

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  4. We like our pork tacos with black beans and rice. I usually just put the pork roast in the crock pot and let it cook all day too.

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