Pulled Pork Cuban Tacos

INGREDIENTS: 3.5 pounds pork shoulder 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup lime juice 1/3 cup tamarind paste liquid 3 tablespoons chopped garlic 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon cumin dash ground pepper white corn tortillas salsa INSTRUCTIONS: To make the tamarind liquid, mix 3 tbsp of tamarind paste with 1/3 cup… Continue reading Pulled Pork Cuban Tacos

Sausage – Hot Italian

Ingredients: 5 lbs pork shoulder 80% lean 1 tbsp fennel cracked 1/2 tbsp salt 1/2 tbsp black pepper ground 1/2 tbsp garlic granulated 1 1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 cups ice water 1/2 cups olive oil Instructions: Trim the pork, cut it into 1 inch cubes, and grind it through the coarse (1/4″) plate of your meat grinder. Combine the spices in a small container and mix with the of ice water. Pour… Continue reading Sausage – Hot Italian

Sausage – Best Breakfast as of 1/20/2018

Ingredients – 10lb recipe: 10 lbs ground pork 10 tsp sea salt – Ratio should be 0.2 oz. by weight per pound of meat.  (Always weigh the salt.) 6 tsp brown sugar 2.5 tsp white pepper 5 tsp rubbed sage 1.25 tsp ginger 1.25 tsp nutmeg 2.5 tsp thyme ground 2.5 tsp cayenne pepper 2.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes slightly ground 1.25 tsp fennel seed slightly ground 1.25 teaspoons mustard powder 5 Tablespoons lard (pork butt is too… Continue reading Sausage – Best Breakfast as of 1/20/2018

Pulled Pork – Smoked

Ingredients: 4 Tbsp Adolph’s No MSG meat tenderizer 0.5 Tbsp black pepper 1.5 Tbsp cayenne pepper 1.5 Tbsp cumin 2.5 Tbsp garlic powder 5 Tbsp kosher salt 1 Tbsp onion powder 2.5 Tbsp oregano 0.5 tsp turmeric Instructions: This is my custom spice grinder attachment for my Blender. Add the Rub Ingredients to the spice jar Blend the spices together. It may help to add a Tbsp of corn starch keep the ingredients… Continue reading Pulled Pork – Smoked

Pulled Pork – Chipotle Carnitas

Ingredients: 16 lbs pork butt thawed 6 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 onions chopped 4 cans Ro-tel Tomatoes & Chiles 4 Tbsp Minced Garlic 3 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp ground cloves 4 tsp dried chipotle pepper 6 tsp cumin 2 cups beef broth 2 Tbsp salt 4 tsp pepper 4 bay leaves Instructions: Heat oil in large pan and brown pork on all sides. Place pork in crock pot, slow cooker or roaster and add remaining ingredients on top of… Continue reading Pulled Pork – Chipotle Carnitas

Cottage Bacon – Maple & Brown Sugar

Ingredients: 2 tsp pink curing salt 10 tsp kosher salt 4 Tbsp brown sugar 4 Tbsp Maple (try maple syrup) 80 ounces pork butt bone removed Instructions: Place in Ziplock bag and refrigerate TURN DAILY to distribute cure evenly.  It will get rancid if you forget this step. On the 7th day, remove from wrapper, rinse off brine, dry and leave in refrigerator for 24 hours to… Continue reading Cottage Bacon – Maple & Brown Sugar