On Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:20:35 -0500, Califbill wrote:

KC wrote:
On 8/8/2014 2:20 PM, Califbill wrote:
Poco Loco wrote:
The latest pulled pork recipe. Haven't tried it yet, but a friend has and
says it's better than the
old one. Gonna give it a shot while at Gettysburg next week. I won't be
using the frying pan for
browning, but will use the charcoal grill to singe the outside of the meat chunks.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Bourbon-Peach Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients
2 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (3 1/2-pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt), trimmed
Cooking spray $
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar $
1/3 cup molasses
2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup peach preserves
2 cups vertically sliced onion $
5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 cup bourbon
2 tablespoons cold water $
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Preparation
1. 1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine paprika, 1/2
teaspoon salt, and black
pepper; rub evenly over pork. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to
pan; cook 10 minutes, turning
to brown on all sides. Place pork in a 6-quart electric slow cooker.
2. 2. Add stock and next 4 ingredients (through crushed red pepper) to
skillet; bring to a
boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add preserves, stirring with a
whisk. Pour mixture over
pork; top with onion and garlic. Cover and cook on LOW 6 1/2 hours or
until pork is very tender.
Remove pork from pan, reserving liquid; cool slightly. Shred with 2
forks. Remove onion with a
slotted spoon; add to pork.
3. 3. Place a large zip-top plastic bag inside a 4-cup glass measuring
cup. Pour cooking liquid
into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag;
carefully snip off 1 bottom
corner of bag. Drain drippings into skillet, stopping before fat layer
reaches opening; discard fat.
Stir bourbon into drippings; bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes or until
mixture is reduced to about 1
1/2 cups. Combine 2 tablespoons cold water and cornstarch in a small
bowl, stirring with a whisk;
add cornstarch mixture to sauce, stirring constantly until thickened.
Stir in remaining 3/4 teaspoon
salt. Drizzle sauce over pork; toss gently to coat.

Use the pan. You need to caramelize the meat, and you want the drippings
for the sauce.


Another favorite of mine is simple whole chicken. Salt and pepper, glass
pan, in over at 350 degrees for 90 minutes, add butter a few times during
cooking. I love the taste of Chicken with or without rub or sauce,
sometimes I just do it plain for chicken salad and such... well, a little butter

I have a Traegar grill, and makes smoked meats easy, and a lot healthier
than the grease on the flames BBQ.

I don't. But I recall hearing that the black stuff on burnt pork isn't good for you. I may try the
frying pan next time.

Costco makes a fine rotisserie chicken at about the price of a raw Safeway chicken. Their rotisserie
chicken makes some great chicken soup.

Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:20:35 -0500, Califbill wrote:

KC wrote:
On 8/8/2014 2:20 PM, Califbill wrote:
Poco Loco wrote:
The latest pulled pork recipe. Haven't tried it yet, but a friend has and
says it's better than the
old one. Gonna give it a shot while at Gettysburg next week. I won't be
using the frying pan for
browning, but will use the charcoal grill to singe the outside of the meat chunks.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Bourbon-Peach Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients
2 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (3 1/2-pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt), trimmed
Cooking spray $
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar $
1/3 cup molasses
2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup peach preserves
2 cups vertically sliced onion $
5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 cup bourbon
2 tablespoons cold water $
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Preparation
1. 1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine paprika, 1/2
teaspoon salt, and black
pepper; rub evenly over pork. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to
pan; cook 10 minutes, turning
to brown on all sides. Place pork in a 6-quart electric slow cooker.
2. 2. Add stock and next 4 ingredients (through crushed red pepper) to
skillet; bring to a
boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add preserves, stirring with a
whisk. Pour mixture over
pork; top with onion and garlic. Cover and cook on LOW 6 1/2 hours or
until pork is very tender.
Remove pork from pan, reserving liquid; cool slightly. Shred with 2
forks. Remove onion with a
slotted spoon; add to pork.
3. 3. Place a large zip-top plastic bag inside a 4-cup glass measuring
cup. Pour cooking liquid
into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag;
carefully snip off 1 bottom
corner of bag. Drain drippings into skillet, stopping before fat layer
reaches opening; discard fat.
Stir bourbon into drippings; bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes or until
mixture is reduced to about 1
1/2 cups. Combine 2 tablespoons cold water and cornstarch in a small
bowl, stirring with a whisk;
add cornstarch mixture to sauce, stirring constantly until thickened.
Stir in remaining 3/4 teaspoon
salt. Drizzle sauce over pork; toss gently to coat.

Use the pan. You need to caramelize the meat, and you want the drippings
for the sauce.


Another favorite of mine is simple whole chicken. Salt and pepper, glass
pan, in over at 350 degrees for 90 minutes, add butter a few times during
cooking. I love the taste of Chicken with or without rub or sauce,
sometimes I just do it plain for chicken salad and such... well, a little butter

I have a Traegar grill, and makes smoked meats easy, and a lot healthier
than the grease on the flames BBQ.

I don't. But I recall hearing that the black stuff on burnt pork isn't
good for you. I may try the
frying pan next time.

Costco makes a fine rotisserie chicken at about the price of a raw
Safeway chicken. Their rotisserie
chicken makes some great chicken soup.

Way too much salt on those rotisserie fowl.

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:36:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:20:35 -0500, Califbill wrote:

KC wrote:
On 8/8/2014 2:20 PM, Califbill wrote:
Poco Loco wrote:
The latest pulled pork recipe. Haven't tried it yet, but a friend has and
says it's better than the
old one. Gonna give it a shot while at Gettysburg next week. I won't be
using the frying pan for
browning, but will use the charcoal grill to singe the outside of the meat chunks.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Bourbon-Peach Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients
2 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (3 1/2-pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt), trimmed
Cooking spray $
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar $
1/3 cup molasses
2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup peach preserves
2 cups vertically sliced onion $
5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 cup bourbon
2 tablespoons cold water $
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Preparation
1. 1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine paprika, 1/2
teaspoon salt, and black
pepper; rub evenly over pork. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to
pan; cook 10 minutes, turning
to brown on all sides. Place pork in a 6-quart electric slow cooker.
2. 2. Add stock and next 4 ingredients (through crushed red pepper) to
skillet; bring to a
boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add preserves, stirring with a
whisk. Pour mixture over
pork; top with onion and garlic. Cover and cook on LOW 6 1/2 hours or
until pork is very tender.
Remove pork from pan, reserving liquid; cool slightly. Shred with 2
forks. Remove onion with a
slotted spoon; add to pork.
3. 3. Place a large zip-top plastic bag inside a 4-cup glass measuring
cup. Pour cooking liquid
into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag;
carefully snip off 1 bottom
corner of bag. Drain drippings into skillet, stopping before fat layer
reaches opening; discard fat.
Stir bourbon into drippings; bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes or until
mixture is reduced to about 1
1/2 cups. Combine 2 tablespoons cold water and cornstarch in a small
bowl, stirring with a whisk;
add cornstarch mixture to sauce, stirring constantly until thickened.
Stir in remaining 3/4 teaspoon
salt. Drizzle sauce over pork; toss gently to coat.

Use the pan. You need to caramelize the meat, and you want the drippings
for the sauce.


Another favorite of mine is simple whole chicken. Salt and pepper, glass
pan, in over at 350 degrees for 90 minutes, add butter a few times during
cooking. I love the taste of Chicken with or without rub or sauce,
sometimes I just do it plain for chicken salad and such... well, a little butter

I have a Traegar grill, and makes smoked meats easy, and a lot healthier
than the grease on the flames BBQ.

I don't. But I recall hearing that the black stuff on burnt pork isn't
good for you. I may try the
frying pan next time.

Costco makes a fine rotisserie chicken at about the price of a raw
Safeway chicken. Their rotisserie
chicken makes some great chicken soup.

Way too much salt on those rotisserie fowl.

None of the skin goes in the soup. Most of the salt stays with the skin - along with loads of fat.

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 12:21:31 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:53:39 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:

Way too much salt on those rotisserie fowl.

None of the skin goes in the soup. Most of the salt stays with the skin - along with loads of fat.

Ah the good part ;-)

I've actually considered just making a sandwich out of skin, tomato, and mayonnaise. My doctor
should love that.

On 8/9/2014 12:21 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:53:39 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:

Way too much salt on those rotisserie fowl.

None of the skin goes in the soup. Most of the salt stays with the skin - along with loads of fat.

Ah the good part ;-)


Some new studies suggest salt is not an issue for folks who don't
already have blood pressure issues, etc...

KC wrote:
On 8/9/2014 12:21 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:53:39 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:

Way too much salt on those rotisserie fowl.

None of the skin goes in the soup. Most of the salt stays with the skin
- along with loads of fat.

Ah the good part ;-)


Some new studies suggest salt is not an issue for folks who don't already
have blood pressure issues, etc...

Skin has other problems. It is an organ meat. We use little added salt.
Went to that in 1973, during a drought, and the drinking water where we
lived jumped in chlorides. Now when we eat out at some places, can not
drink enough water at home to satisfy thirst, because of the amount of salt
consumed.