Saturday, October 24, 2009

This Little Piggy went to....


the hot tub.....
The crock pot is an under appreciated home cooking apparatus that is great for low and slow cooking of tougher cuts of meat that need longer cooking times.

Apple Braised Pork Shoulder

Braising liquid
4 cups apple juice
4 cups water
1/4 cup kosher salt
2tsp whole peppercorns
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
3 carrots
3 celery stalks
2 bay leaves
5 sprigs thyme
1 sprig rosemary
3 sprigs oregano

Place all ingredients into crock pot and set on high

5lbs bone in pork shoulder
pork rub
Apply pork rub and sear well on all sides

Place shoulder into crock pot

Cook for 6-7hrs on high or 10-11 hrs on low until meat is tender and falling off the bone.


Braised pork wrap, sweet corn garlic puree, Ida red apple, apple wood smoked bacon, romaine, habanero tortilla wrap, pork jus

Friday, October 9, 2009

Bacon Wrapped Figs

Figs are still in season! Eat them up while you can. Although I only had bacon I recommend wrapping them with prosciutto.