Pulled Pork

I almost lost my "so simple it's sinful Pulled Pork" recipe.. so decided I'd better post it here so it won't get losted again.

(I've tried doing this in the crockpot and it just is NOT as good. The oven is the way to go.)

you take the pork roast and place in large pot or baking dish with lid with 1 stick butter (melted) and 1 cup cider vinegar, cover tightly and bake at 250 for 4 hours.. turning every hour.

At the 2nd turning.. if the cider/butter mix is really low and meat is starting to fall apart.. add another stick of butter, another cup of vinegar and turn heat to 225 and continue baking for 2 more hours. If meat is NOT starting to fall apart.. don't turn heat down.

when done, remove meat to large serving dish and pull apart with fork. pour 1/2 of sauce (recipe follows) over meat and serve rest on side ... (we've decided we don't like to pour sauce over the meat.. we just serve all of it on the side.. but this is because there's only 2 of us now and takes us a long time to use up the seasoned meat).

Sauce:

3 drops Green Tabasco sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp Black Pepper
2 tsp to 2Tbsp BBQ spice or rub (adjust amount to taste)
1 Tbsp Liquid Smoke
1 Tbsp Lemon or Lime Juice
2 Tbsp Worchestershire Sauce
1 C Brown Sugar (we use splenda)
1 C Ketchup
1 C French's Style Mustard
1 C Water
1 C Apple Cider Vinegar

Mix all together in sauce pan. May need to use whisk to make it combine well. Heat till it thickens slightly. Enjoy!!

We have the pulled pork with coleslaw and bbq or baked beans. yum yum.

I'm off to start one for supper tonight (it's 6am here.. think it will be done in time?)

Creamy Chicken and Potato Soup

Are you hungry? NO? You will be after you read this.

Homemade, from scratch, Creamy chicken and potato soup. Yum, yum.

Chicken Stock:

2 stalks Celery
2 or 3 boneless Chicken breasts
10 whole peppercorns
Bay leaf or leaves..
1 onion, quartered
6 cups of water


Combine all of the above in large pot or dutch oven. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer. Simmer, COVERED, for a couple of hours.

When done, strain broth and reserve for the soup. Save chicken to dice for soup. Throw out the limp celery & onions. (I suppose you could chop them finely before using in the stock and use them in the soup itself.. I haven't tried that yet).

2 med. all purpose potatoes (about 1 lb.)
1 med. onion
4 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. flour
4 1/2 c. chicken stock. (at least 4 1/2 cups....add water if your stock came out short)
1/4 tsp. black pepper, ground
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken (about 1/2 lb.) (use cooked chicken from stock)
1 c. broccoli florets (I used a small pkg of fresh broccoli, cauliflower & carrots)
1 1/2 c. milk
1 (16 oz.) package frozen corn.

Melt butter, saute onions in butter till almost clear. Add flour and stir until well combined. Add chicken stock a little at a time (1/2 to 1 cup at a time) stirring to combine with each addition.

Add potatoes, frozen corn and ground pepper (if using the carrots & cauliflower like I did.. chop them up and add at this point, save broccoli for later). Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

While potatoes are cooking, dice chicken and cut broccoli into bite sized pieces.

Increase heat to medium and when soup is again boiling, add chicken, broccoli and milk. (I also had some leftover campbells cream of chicken soup that I threw in). Cook until broccoli is tender and chicken is heated thoroughly.

Serve and enjoy. Most of my family felt this needed salt added.. but as one of my family members has high blood pressure, I don't add salt while cooking... you may need to adjust for your families liking.

Of course, you can use canned chicken broth and canned corn.. ..but fresh is best!

Tag, I'm It!

I was tagged by 2Kute, so now I guess it's my turn.

Here be the rulez:


1. When tagged, place the name of the person and URL on your blog. Done


2. Post the rules on your blog. Done Did.


3. Write 7 things about yourself. Keep Reading


4. Name 7 of your favorite weblogs. Only 7? otay.


5. Send an e-mail letting those bloggers know they have been tagged. What.. I have to reveal??



So here are 7 things about me:


1- I have a new schnauzer named Sasha. She is just precious and dh and I have fallen head over heels in love. She's so smart and is learning new tricks.. like how to shred the yarn labels.. LOL


2- I am badly homesick for family and have been for 25 years.


3- I am on the road to being a cancer survivor.


4- I love crochet, chocolate and coffee. Not necessarily in that order.


5- I have two children in out of state colleges. Yikes!!.


6- I am descended from two different branches of religious dissidents, Huguenots and Salzburgers. Is it any wonder I'm a contrarian?


7-I am more in love with my husband than the day we married (April 17, 1981).


I am tagging the following 7 people:

Sue

Nancy

Cris (Surprise.. a non-crochet blog.. and Cris.. get a REAL blog would ya?)

Theresa (she hasn't posted in forever, maybe this will encourage her to start again)

Kathy

Tracy

Jimbo (again, not a crochet blog, but a hooking on the porch blog. I don't know how Jimbo will respond.. but it's worth it to draw more attention to his blog and to his charities.)

Ok.. now go forth and multiply.. I mean, tag some other folks. :)